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Disney CEO Deputies are pushing for Iger to transform Disney into a Gaming Giant (Perhaps via EA Acquisition). Currently non-committal. Rumor(www.resetera.com)

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woelkchen@lemmy.world
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Anyone else remembering the time when Disney closed all their development studios because licensing is supposedly more profitable?

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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I think it still is, it’s just that game devs have found a recurring revenue model that works similarly to licensing: microtransactions.

I can see Disney wanting back in now that MTX is socially acceptable. Milking the same IP for decades is exactly their MO.

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woelkchen@lemmy.world
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I can see Disney wanting back in now that MTX is socially acceptable. Milking the same IP for decades is exactly their MO.

They could then just be a publisher for their own IP and outsource development work. Disney gets to own all copyrights and revenue and pick an independent studio most suited for each game. Buying something like EA for around a similar or higher price than Microsoft spends for Activision is just stupid.

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sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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Yeah, that makes sense too. I also wonder if they’re interested in having a game distribution platform as well. That’s in line with their Disney+ service they’ve been pushing. Buying EA means they get that and a bunch of popular games to seed it with.

I guess we’ll see what they end up doing.

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