It should be noted that this is not the first initiative of cryptocurrency companies to create a device from the popular category. In June 2022, its smartphone called Saga was announced by the creators of the Solana project. It’s essentially a device being created by a separate company, but still.

Solana co-founder Anatoly Yakovenko with the Saga smartphone

The feature of the device is the embedded secure cryptocurrency wallet, which at the same time allows to interact with the installed decentralized applications. This means that a smartphone user can install a blockchain app on the device from a shop and use it immediately, without having to worry about the safety of their coins.

With the creation of the device, Solana wants to make the cryptocurrency industry more popular. They believe that the key to the mass ubiquity of coins lies in the mobile format and intuitive devices that everyone uses. Now representatives of another project have decided to do something similar.

A gaming console from the creators of cryptocurrencies

Full list of the console’s specifications is still under wraps, but they have already shown its first prototype on the eve. According to the startup team’s teaser, the device is equipped with HDMI, Ethernet, USB-C and USB 3.0 ports. Meanwhile, according to sources, Zilliqa engineers have spent more than six months researching, developing and testing the device.

Zilliqa prototype console

Some of the details of the new product were shared by Valentin Kobelia, head of gaming technology at Zilliqa, in an interview with Decrypt. According to him, the developers “used an approach that hides the complexity of Web3” from the end user. That is, the console can be a good guide to the world of crypto innovation even for users far removed from the digital asset market.

Overall, the logic is to make it as easy as possible for all users to interact with the technology. This way, they will not be afraid to use the new technology, even though they may have little or no experience with digital assets.

Players will be able to earn Zilliqa tokens (ZIL) for completing in-game missions, quests and tasks according to the “skill-to-earn” principle. In this case, the tokens can be seen as similar to achievements in traditional games, but with additional features and real value. In addition, “players will be able to mine ZIL tokens”. This process should lead to “further decentralisation of the Zilliqa blockchain by increasing the number of miners worldwide”.

It should be noted that combining the concept of mining and earning crypto through gaming is not a new phenomenon. In particular, representatives of the new Neoxa project, which was launched in the second quarter of 2022, have introduced a similar solution. Its key feature is the distribution of rewards for block creation between miners and gamers. Read more about the idea in a separate article.

Zilliqa console prototype

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The console’s future price and exact sale date is not yet known, with the team planning a release in early 2023. In theory, an active gamer could even recoup the purchase, though there’s no information on at least the approximate profitability of mining ZIL on the console or the amount of rewards for in-game achievements either.

Zilliqa rate


We believe that releasing your own console is a bold yet risky initiative. The game platform market has long been divided between dominant players like Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo. It will be difficult to break into the sales record table unless the new company can offer players something unique. Web3 could become a Zilliqa console hotspot, but it needs to be skillfully presented to gamers during the marketing campaign.

That said, it is worth noting that the developers of the project may not count on its success. For example, the Solana management admits that the Saga smartphone won't be a sales hit, but they see it as a new step in the development of the Web3 industry and a way to assess the market and make appropriate conclusions. So a niche product could remain that way, but it could bring value in a different context.


Will it work to maximum effect? Follow developments in our Millionaire Crypto Chat. We will talk about other topics from the blockchain industry there as well.