CCP Games has confirmed that EVE Frontier will launch on Sui, choosing the Layer 1 network to power its “forever game” vision built around low latency and scalability. The news was shared in a CoinDesk interview featuring CCP CEO Hilmar Veigar Pétursson and Mysten Labs CTO Sam Blackshear, where both discussed how Sui’s object-based model and Move language make it a natural fit for long-lasting, player-driven worlds. The decision marks a shift from earlier plans centered on an Ethereum Layer 2 solution.
EVE Frontier to Launch on SUI Blockchain
What is EVE Frontier?
EVE Frontier is a new survival-based MMO set in the EVE Online universe. It focuses on rebuilding civilization in a fractured world where players create, trade, and shape the story over time. CCP describes it as a long-term sandbox project where communities rebuild from the ground up, drawing on decades of lessons from EVE Online.
EVE Frontier Cover Art
Key details on the SUI launch decision
During the CoinDesk discussion, Pétursson and Blackshear explained that Sui’s performance and scalability were key reasons behind the partnership. Sui is designed to scale horizontally with added hardware, allowing it to handle massive in-game interactions simultaneously. Its object-based data model maps directly to gameplay elements like ships, inventories, and world structures, making it ideal for an MMO with thousands of concurrent players.
EVE Frontier Game Screenshot
Blackshear also noted that Sui’s Move programming language supports composable and secure interactions between player-created systems. This ensures one player’s modifications won’t break another’s world, an essential feature for Frontier’s goal of real-time player collaboration. Pétursson added that the decentralized design supports CCP’s “EVE Forever” philosophy, ensuring that no central entity becomes a single point of failure.
Sui’s structure offers ultra-fast transaction times, a flexible developer stack, and predictable fees, all essential for CCP’s plan to merge traditional MMO responsiveness with on-chain ownership. This shift also signals CCP’s growing confidence in public blockchains that can meet AAA game standards.
Final Thoughts
If the partnership delivers on its goals, EVE Frontier on Sui could set a new benchmark for large-scale, player-driven MMOs built on public networks. The collaboration brings together CCP’s experience in creating complex virtual economies and Mysten Labs’ focus on performance-driven blockchain architecture. Whether it achieves its promise of being a game that truly lasts forever will depend on how these systems perform once they’re in the hands of players.
