The Core Team has announced a significant step towards expanding its real-world utility through a strategic partnership and investment deal with CiDi Games. CiDi Games is a gaming platform dedicated to building Pi-integrated titles for the millions of Pi Network users, known as Pioneers.
Enhancing the Gaming Experience
The Core Team described this move as one of its most ambitious endeavors, aiming to establish the gaming experience within its project as a core pillar. This initiative also signals to developers that the project is prepared to support Web3 games at scale.
CiDi Games is set to play a crucial role in expanding Pi's use cases, accelerating developer engagement, and creating new avenues for Pioneers to utilize the native token on a daily basis. The collaboration between Pi Network and CiDi Games seeks to merge Pi's extensive global community with CiDi Games' expertise to develop lightweight, accessible games, thereby paving the way for a more interactive and utility-driven Web3 environment.
The Pi Network team views games as a natural progression for its ecosystem's development, citing their social, interactive nature and their foundation in virtual economies. These characteristics align seamlessly with Pi's large, verified human network and its expanding suite of developer tools, according to the team.
This partnership is designed to foster a powerful feedback loop:
- •Games will attract Pioneers, thereby driving engagement, usage, and daily activity.
- •This increased activity will encourage developers to build more utility, strengthening Pi's ecosystem through enhanced transactions, innovation, and production.
The Core Team highlighted that this is not the first gaming-focused initiative undertaken by the project in recent times. They have previously supported the gaming industry through hackathons, incubation programs, pre-built tools, and monetization strategies like the Pi Ad Network. FruityPi, a popular Pi-native game that has integrated Pi payments, Pi Wallet, and Pi Ads, is an example of their previous efforts.
Strategic Investment by Pi Network Ventures
Beyond the partnership, the Core Team also emphasized the increasing importance of Pi Network Ventures, an investment arm recently launched with $100 million dedicated to supporting various Pi-native projects. By investing in CiDi Games, this venture arm underscores its confidence in the team's experience and long-term vision.
The announcement concluded by stating that the Core Team's focus is on cultivating an ecosystem where platform tools, user engagement, deeper incentives, and application innovation grow in tandem, rather than concentrating on single products.