Axie Infinity Becomes Altcoin Of The Day With Apple Support

Axie Infinity, which has become a game played by millions in the Far East, can now be downloaded from the App Stores. In the first place, Apple opened the game to users in a certain number of countries in Latin America and South Asia.

Sky Mavis, the creator of the Axie Infinity game, has announced that the “play-to-earn” crypto game will now be available on Apple App Stores. Sky Mavis company announced the latest version of the game, ‘Axie Infinity: Origins’, last year. The final version will also be available in the App Stores. For now, the game is only available to Apple users in certain countries in Latin America and South Asia.

While it was announced that the starting characters will not be NFT in the version to be released in the Apple Store, it was stated in the statement made on the platform that users can then transfer their NFTs to the application. The game, which will be available on the App Store as “Axie Infinity: Origins”, can be played as the NFT-free version of the original Axie game. Because in the original play – win style crypto game Axie Infinity, users need to buy or rent NFT to play.

Apple, which is seen as one of the top 3 companies in the world, paving the way for Axie Infinity represents a very important milestone for the Web3 world. Jeffrey Zirlin, co-founder of Sky Mavis, said that thanks to IOS support, they can now obtain much more important data around the world and this will help them to develop.

Zirlin also stated that he hopes Apple will provide in-app NFT purchases and support for third-party marketplaces in the future. The co-founder also added that Axie Infinity is currently by far the best-known Web3 game among mainstream media and individuals. The game is currently available for download to their phones or other Apple mobile devices by Apple users in Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Mexico, Venezuela, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Axie Infinity’s native asset, AXS, rose sharply after the Apple announcement, climbing as much as $8.5 on the day, up 25% in value. However, this rise was not permanent and after the same rapid pullback, AXS fell to $ 7.30 in the last hour. Despite this, the cryptocurrency is at the top of the top 100 today, with a 9% increase in value in the last 24 hours.