16 Feb 2023
PlayDapp Buys ProudNet To Bring Reliable, Secure Technology To US Game Market
The PlayDapp team announced the acquisition of ProudNet, the renowned peer-to-peer server network provider. This move is seen as an aggressive step towards entering the US gaming market and is set to provide game developers with the best possible technology in terms of stability and reliability for online multiplayer gameplay.
ProudNet (website), formerly a subsidiary of Pearl Abyss best known for the cross-platform MMORPG Black Desert, is used by over 200 games. The company’s expansive portfolio is composed of globally renowned titles, including Nexon's “Vindictus,” Netmarble's “Monster Taming,” “Seven Knights,” and “Marvel Future Fight” and Capcom’s “Street Fighter 5”.
Moreover, Proudnet is preferred by server developers for its patented technologies like System And Method For Changing Channels For Guaranteed Reliability Communications and User Datagram Protocol Networking Method For Stability Improvement. This technology enables the company to achieve world-class performance in online gameplay. FPS, MRPG, MMORPG, and other online, mobile, and social game-developing companies use Proudnet to make online gameplay more stable and reliable, which is hard to achieve. The company’s main client base consists of Asian game developers; however, with this acquisition, PlayDapp is looking to bring this game-changing technology to the US market.
An Acquisition to Transform the Gaming Industry
PlayDapp's acquisition enables game developers to tap into the power of ProudNet’s P2P technology stack by outsourcing most of the server development work and, therefore, significantly cutting costs. This means developers can deploy reliable, secure, lightning-fast peer-to-peer networks for their games with minimal effort and time.
Not only does this speed up development cycles and massively reduce costs, but it also brings several other benefits that aim to increase the effectiveness of the game development industry. For example, with ProudNet, PlayDapp will allow game developers to:
- Decrease the number of in-game drop-offs
- Reduce the cost of hosting by allowing games to be hosted on multiple servers instead of just one
- Significantly reduce latency and lag in online multiplayer games
- Process over 13,000 simultaneously connected players
- Employ multi-threading in server-to-server communication
- Achieve over 56% mobile hole-punching success rate
- Maintain gameplay stability at 98% or more.
When combined with the effective suite of PlayDapp’s blockchain products, the acquisition of ProudNet brings an all-in-one solution to developers.
PlayDapp’s Continued Market Growth
PlayDapp is a blockchain middleware provider that offers companies in various industries the opportunity to integrate blockchain technology into their business models and convert their assets into Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs). PlayDapp has collaborated with prominent organizations like Samsung's Everland, KB Bank, and Polygon's top marketplace to offer blockchain-based C2C NFT Marketplace services, which allow users to buy, sell, and trade their digital assets freely. PlayDapp's market cap has grown significantly to $133,240,187 as a result of this success.
Popular games such as CryptoDozer, DozerBird, and Along with the Gods are developed by the company, with more in the pipeline after acquiring ProudNet to make game development more accessible. PlayDapp has opened a new office in Irvine, California, and plans to use ProudNet Technology to aid game developers in the United States, improving the way games are developed and experienced by users across the country.
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