nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agoMicrosoft may lose $120 million due to the Overwatch League shutdownwww.windowscentral.comexternal-linkmessage-square11fedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down18cross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
arrow-up178arrow-down1external-linkMicrosoft may lose $120 million due to the Overwatch League shutdownwww.windowscentral.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square11fedilinkcross-posted to: games@lemmy.world
minus-squareWhirlybird@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 year agoWorth pointing out that while Microsoft will pay each of the 20 teams $6mil if the league dissolves, each of those teams paid Microsoft (well ABK) $7.5mil to enter.
minus-squareconciselyverbose@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up7·1 year agoThis is reasonable, but it does seem weird to me that they can vote to disband and be entitled to the payout still.
Worth pointing out that while Microsoft will pay each of the 20 teams $6mil if the league dissolves, each of those teams paid Microsoft (well ABK) $7.5mil to enter.
This is reasonable, but it does seem weird to me that they can vote to disband and be entitled to the payout still.