@mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.fmhy.net to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agoMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.comimagemessage-square30fedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down19file-text
arrow-up1184arrow-down1imageMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.com@mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.fmhy.net to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 2 years agomessage-square30fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareka-chowlinkfedilinkEnglish2•2 years agoBut how could Valve have made $6.5b off of their own games? They haven’t released anything in yonks have they?! Plus EA have the gacha-fication of FIFA/every other sports game franchise they own with Ultimate Team, etc.
minus-square@lorty@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglish3•2 years agoBattle passes, lootboxes, keys and whatnot.
minus-squareNefyedardulinkfedilink2•2 years agoAre you being facetious? Dota and Counter Strike make a ton of money.
minus-squareGoronmonlinkfedilink3•2 years agoThose two are surely pretty valuable. But I doubt they are, on their own, billions of dollars a year valuable.
But how could Valve have made $6.5b off of their own games? They haven’t released anything in yonks have they?! Plus EA have the gacha-fication of FIFA/every other sports game franchise they own with Ultimate Team, etc.
Battle passes, lootboxes, keys and whatnot.
Are you being facetious? Dota and Counter Strike make a ton of money.
Those two are surely pretty valuable. But I doubt they are, on their own, billions of dollars a year valuable.
ActiBlizion are on there, so sounds about right.