Square Enix CEO acknowledges he will be disappointing gamers who "play to have fun" with his announcement that they are getting into web3

A video game character reaches one hand up in the air while speaking. Caption says, "Barret: You gonna stand there and pretend you can't hear the planet crying out in pain?"Final Fantasy screenshot (attribution)
In the announcement, Square Enix CEO Yosuke Matsuda apparently wrote with a straight face: "I realize that some people who 'play to have fun' and who currently form the majority of players have voiced their reservations toward these new trends". He also spoke positively of the metaverse and in the announcement. Square Enix is the maker of popular game franchises including Final Fantasy, Dragon Quest, and Kingdom Hearts.