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![vmhoangit1408 Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::931356605077057538.png) Võ Minh Hoàng | DS [@vmhoangit1408](/creator/twitter/vmhoangit1408) on x 14.6K followers
Created: 2025-07-27 04:10:40 UTC

💭 Why do most Web3 games fail to make money?

Because they’re trying to copy Web2’s broken Free-to-Play model — but with fewer players and worse infra.

Here’s how @playSparkball  x @Somnia_Network is flipping the script with prediction markets

X. Free-to-play worked for Fortnite & League of Legends...
...because they had 100M+ players buying skins.

But for Web3 studios? That model dies fast when you only have 50K users.
🎮 Monetizing competitive games without ruining gameplay has always been a bottleneck.

X. Sparkball is an eSports-style PvP game.

→ Can’t do pay-to-win → Can’t do “pay to go faster” → Selling skins isn’t enough
So… how do you make $$$?
💡 Enter prediction markets — enabled by Somnia’s scalable infra.
X. Instead of “cramming tokens into Web2 games”... Sparkball built for Web3 from day one.

With Somnia, they unlock:
- Wagering on matches

- AI-powered game analytics
- UGC cosmetics
- Onchain fan engagement
It’s not just a game — it’s an economy.
X. Real quote from Sparkball’s founder:
“One player might drop $100K/month betting on Sparkball. That alone funds devs and lets others play for free.”
Think about that 👀

In Web2, you pay to play. In Web3, the game pays you — because someone else is betting on you.

X. This is the sports model.
Nobody watches football just for the game. There's fantasy leagues, gambling, merch, content creators...

Somnia brings that same monetization stack to Web3 games.

Built to scale. Built for new revenue.
X. This isn't just theory.

- Sparkball is live with gameplay demos. - Prediction markets = core business model. - Built on Somnia’s upcoming L1 infra (Mainnet soon 👀)
→ It’s a glimpse of what real Web3 gaming can become.
X. Most Web3 games are chasing the wrong gold.

Sparkball & Somnia are building an economy around games, not just inside them.

And that shift? Could redefine how games get funded, scaled, and sustained.

X. Want to see what sustainable Web3 gaming looks like?
Start with Sparkball x @Somnia_Network.
Prediction markets. UGC economies. AI + onchain infra.
It’s not “play-to-earn.” It’s play-to-engage — and let markets do the rest.

#Web3Gaming #Somnia #Sparkball #SomniaVietNam

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XXXXX engagements

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