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Did Microsoft's $2.5 Billion purchase of Mojang pay off
- Thread starter Karate Kid
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What do you mean, profit on day one?
They certainly didn't get two point five billions dollars in revenue in one day.
They've added so much to the game since they've purchased it that I don't think they need a sequel. I love it because I don't have to buy a new game!
Offcourse. But like i said. That 2.5b was in a offshore account. It was kinda sitting there as they couldnt bring it back to states because of taxes.
So they couldnt really use it otherwise.
Zachtronics releases a game a year or so to not groundbreaking, but honest success.
I think they're fine.
He seems to be doing just fine if he is putting quality content like this out:
This is in interesting take - judging the value of an acquisition on it's "spiritual" gains.
They have definitely made an accounting profit which is the only profit they and investors would care about.
Essentially the 2.5bn doesn't mean anything and doesn't go against the profitability of the entity.
As others have pointed out sales have jumped by 100+m so they have probably made the cash spent back aswell
From a divisional point of view its relatively safe to say mojang has made a profit from year 1 onwards. Probably not day one.
What other level should they have taken it to? It's grown massively in popularity and functionality since the acquisition.
Minecraft with ray tracing looks gorgeous. I believe the one below if from mods, the one below that is from Nvidia's RTX. But the future for Minecraft is exciting.
Like man. Is this really Minecraft? I don't play the game but how it looks makes me want to play it.
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They got rid of Notch, which was a massive spiritual gain.
I love this possum so fucking much
What does this even mean?
You'd have to be a ill informed to think it hasn't paid off for Microsoft - Minecraft is an IP that has entered the echelon of video game properties that have defined their generations and ascended into broader pop culture - among Mario, Halo, Call of Duty, Fortnite, and other franchises of that caliber. Decades from now, Microsoft will be able to derive value from the license (either through the ongoing success of the platform, and/or from the nostalgia.)
Mine Craft has more than paid off.
Mine Craft was around 55 Million when it was purchased and now its around 200 million. Add to that Microtransactions, expansions and Merchandising.
I wouldn't be surprised if MS has tripled that money.
Its also a big reason Nadella believes in Phil as an Xbox Visionary.
Indirectly its the reason Phil has been allowed to improve the Xbox division so quickly and drastically.
Mine Craft was around 55 Million when it was purchased and now its around 200 million. Add to that Microtransactions, expansions and Merchandising.
I wouldn't be surprised if MS has tripled that money.
Its also a big reason Nadella believes in Phil as an Xbox Visionary.
Indirectly its the reason Phil has been allowed to improve the Xbox division so quickly and drastically.
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