killamch89 Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 In more somewhat interesting news, Microsoft has already made twice the amount of money they spent on acquiring Bethesda. As I had said in a few threads months ago, It was a very smart long-term move by Microsoft because Bethesda has a catalog of games that have a massive following such as the Elder Scrolls and Fallout 4 series. What do you think of this news? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I think they are going to make even more through microtransactions. but if they cut microtransactions and reduce the churn, they can retain community and even make more money through events in the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 I figured Microsoft would make their money back fast but I didn’t except them to make it back this fast and doubling it. At this point of time they will not stop and keep on earning even more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shagger Posted January 31, 2021 Share Posted January 31, 2021 Just because collectively Microsoft have already made twice the money the spend on this since that deal, doesn't mean that aforementioned deal has been worth it to them yet, it's as not simple as that. Buying Zenimax won't be a profitable deal for Microsoft nor it's investors untill that deal makes them money directly on it own, that's how it works. It's goes to show how much Microsoft actuality makes for us all to stare in awe, but is anybody actually that surprised? Withywarlock 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 19 hours ago, Empire said: I figured Microsoft would make their money back fast but I didn’t except them to make it back this fast and doubling it. At this point of time they will not stop and keep on earning even more. Most of the time VC camp requires the studio or the game which is already in the profit and they just want to run something in auto pilot. they don't fund creativity so they must have done their homework. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Empire Posted February 1, 2021 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Microsoft is another big company that always make money and will always though of new and ideas of money earning like any other companies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted February 2, 2021 Share Posted February 2, 2021 On 2/1/2021 at 4:53 PM, Empire said: Microsoft is another big company that always make money and will always though of new and ideas of money earning like any other companies. They have changed a lot since the new CEO came up. I think they made a lot of changes since their predatory nature of acquisition to being people friendly company. So much so that even some linux guys who hate windows a lot have changed their opinion about them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killamch89 Posted February 3, 2021 Author Share Posted February 3, 2021 On 1/31/2021 at 7:53 AM, Empire said: I figured Microsoft would make their money back fast but I didn’t except them to make it back this fast and doubling it. At this point of time they will not stop and keep on earning even more. I mean the older Elder Scrolls titles and Fallout Titles apart from Fallout 77(or was it 76) are still selling like hot cakes. I even came across an article about that in recent months. Zenimax on the other hand, I'm not too sure what's up with them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skyfire Posted February 3, 2021 Share Posted February 3, 2021 I think some titles still do sell as current young gamers go back to play those prequels of the current games. I think that keeps many studios in the business these days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Withywarlock Posted February 4, 2021 Share Posted February 4, 2021 This would be interesting news if Microsoft wasn't anything more than Xbox Division, but they own Windows OS and all its accoutrements, used by all manner of people. That's going to make an endless stream of money so long as people feel they need Windows versus other operating systems. Now how much Xbox has made since the acquisition is going to be a much more telling statistic, with the question of how many people are joining Team Green in anticipation for Zenimax properties? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayokex Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 It is normal because I believe a reputable organization like Microsoft will not venture in anything that wouldn't be profitable to them. This is a gun I the industry so nothing less is expected of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donkiz Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 These companies always do background checks on any project they intend investing in, to know it's viability and profitability. So it's not surprising that Microsoft has made far more than they invested within a short period of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
