<p>Polygon (MATIC) releases plans of a strategic partnership with renowned gaming platform, Immutable. Both platforms aim to facilitate innovation in the web3 gaming ecosystem. The announcement was published during The Game Developers Conference (GDC) in San Francisco. There is a lot of excitement from web3 gaming enthusiasts for this partnership.</p><p>According to the <a href="https://www.immutable.com/?referral=&amp;utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=polygon_announcement">announcement</a>, this will be a very important move in the beginning of development and adoption of the web3 gaming sector.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Big day for <a href="https://twitter.com/0xPolygon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@0xPolygon</a>!<a href="https://twitter.com/Immutable?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Immutable</a>, one of the Top 2 players in gaming along with Polygon ecosystem, is joining forces with Polygon to create the Web3 gaming juggernaut<br><br>What does it mean for Polygon's adoption &amp; the use of <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%24MATIC&amp;src=ctag&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">$MATIC</a> to secure, decentralise &amp; govern Polygon chains? <a href="https://t.co/fhNj3bQfW8">https://t.co/fhNj3bQfW8</a></p>— Sandeep Nailwal | sandeep. polygon 💜 (@sandeepnailwal) <a href="https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal/status/1637934814136266752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Advantages of The Partnership</strong></h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The partnership between Polygon and Immutable will result in the launch of Immutable zkEVM. Enthusiasts are referring to it as the ‘Mother of all partnerships’ in the blockchain gaming ecosystem.</p><div class="raw-html-embed"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Immutable 🤝 <a href="https://twitter.com/0xPolygon?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@0xPolygon</a> <br><br>We are joining forces in an industry-defining partnership to accelerate the development and adoption of web3 gaming. The future of gaming begins today with the announcement of the Immutable zkEVM, powered by Polygon.<a href="https://t.co/7FEyidsydV">https://t.co/7FEyidsydV</a> <a href="https://t.co/IkhbWrLIaq">pic.twitter.com/IkhbWrLIaq</a></p>— Immutable - $IMX (@Immutable) <a href="https://twitter.com/Immutable/status/1637877711346753536?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 20, 2023</a></blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div><p>Immutable disclosed that the partnership may result in the creation of an optimized version of zkEVM for play-to-earn (P2E) games. Users will, however, enjoy a better immersive experience on games alongside faster transactions and much better graphics and UX.</p><p>Sandeep Nailwal, the co-founder of Polygon, referred to the partnership announcement as a “Big day for Polygon.” Adding that the partnership holds great potential for the Polygon (MATIC) ecosystem. Nailwal also points out that partnering with Immutable will have positive effects on the adoption of the Polygon chain and the use of its native token, <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/coins/polygon">MATIC</a>.</p><p>On the other hand, Robbie Ferguson, Co-founder at Immutable, describes the partnership as the ‘endgame’. Adding that game developers can now focus on more important things like “[...] making fun games.”</p><p>&nbsp;</p><h2><strong>Brief Overview of Web3 Gaming</strong></h2><p>&nbsp;</p><p>The web3 gaming ecosystem has continued to grow exponentially, attracting the attention of the global community. According to <a href="https://www.coingecko.com/en/categories/gaming">CoinGecko</a>, this sector has a marketcap of more than $10.8 billion at the time of writing this article.&nbsp;</p><p>According to <a href="https://twitter.com/sandeepnailwal/status/1637934816782962691">The Block</a>, In 2022, the entire web3 (metaverse) gaming ecosystem raised an estimated $3 billion in funding. Notably, approximated $2 billion of this funds was from both Polygon (MATIC) and Immutable (IMX). This means that 66% of that fund were centered in this web3 companies. &nbsp;</p><p>So, the partnership between Polygon and Immutable is a major achievement for web3 gamers and the entire web3 gaming ecosystem.</p>

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