misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agoDisney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new contentwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkDisney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new contentwww.cnbc.commisk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square3fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareDonjuanme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoThis doesn’t end well for anyone does it? Did epic not have enough money already? Was fort night not printing it quickly enough?
minus-squareCaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-29 months agoTaking a stake is different than buying it out. To me this is Disney trying to get better deals for their characters/properties to be in FN, while also raking profits on both ends.
minus-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 months agoI don’t know what their bottom line was, but during the pandemic Epic was just pouring money out to snag up the top engineers in the industry.
This doesn’t end well for anyone does it?
Did epic not have enough money already? Was fort night not printing it quickly enough?
Taking a stake is different than buying it out. To me this is Disney trying to get better deals for their characters/properties to be in FN, while also raking profits on both ends.
I don’t know what their bottom line was, but during the pandemic Epic was just pouring money out to snag up the top engineers in the industry.