misk@sopuli.xyz to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 11 months agoDisney to take $1.5 billion stake in Epic Games, work with Fortnite maker on new contentwww.cnbc.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up164arrow-down15cross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansgaming@lemmy.world
arrow-up159arrow-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 · 11 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: gaming@lemmy.mlgames@lemmy.worldhackernews@lemmy.smeargle.fansgaming@lemmy.world
minus-squareDonjuanme@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up38·11 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-squareJohnnyCanuck@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18·11 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.
minus-squareCaptainSpaceman@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·edit-211 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.
This doesn’t end well for anyone does it?
Did epic not have enough money already? Was fort night not printing it quickly enough?
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.
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.