Ben Burrows@BenMBurrows
Something I think "traditional" collectors completely miss with digital is what is actually considered collectible by each generation.
I've almost exclusively seen "digital" used to describe platforms like Panini Blockchain, NBA Top Shot and other NFT projects.
I don't think that comes even close to capturing what is being "collected" by younger generations and mostly limits the scope to a digital asset of something we typically associate with something physical (art, cards).
Why has the community completely ignored categories like collectible cosmetics in video games?
Ignoring these types of collectibles — and they are absolutely viewed as such by their owners — dismisses markets that have proven to be worth billions.
Franchises such as Counter-Strike, Fortnite, Call of Duty, League of Legends and many, many more have become so profitable because of how robust the digital collectible market is for their cosmetics and even items that provide in-game utility.
If we limit the scope to items like trading cards, yes, younger collectors are more than likely going to have largely physical collections.
But if we ask the youngest generations about -all- of their collectibles, I think you'll find much more value tied up into Roblox and Minecraft accounts than you might have guessed.
The younger generation is collecting a -massive- amount of digital assets, they just don't look like what many "traditional" collectors expected.
