▲ 199 ▼ Baldur's Gate 3 Caused A 40 Percent Rise In Digital Revenue For Hasbro (www.thegamer.com) submitted 2 years ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/baldurs_gate_3@lemmy.world 83 comments fedilink hide all child comments Baldur's Gate 3 has made bank for Hasbro, significantly contributing to a 40 percent increase in digital revenue for the company.
[–] Damage@slrpnk.net 29 points 2 years ago (2 children) Watch them milk it to death, thereby ruining the franchise permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think they really can. Larian has creative control over the project itself, Hasbro can't do much beyond input regarding DnD-specific things. Hasbro can try to milk DnD (as they have been doing), but this won't affect BG3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Who has merchandising rights though? Who's going to be pumping out Astarian FunkoPop knockoffs for the next several years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bouh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago This is an interesting question actually. From what I read, larian has been screwed by producers many times in its past, so they should be aware of these kind of problems. It all depends 9n the contract hasbro and larian have. And if hasbro is as stupid as Microsoft, larian probably has a favorable deal. permalink fedilink source parent [–] SCB@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sometimes good things are just good things my man. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) "We own something popular and profitable with a large userbase that hasn't had every penny milked from it? Hold my beer." Hasbro permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -15 points 2 years ago (2 children) "I hate when companies make money. Like when they licensed out this balls-out awesome video game" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least they licensed it to someone who did a good job and provided value instead of buying out the product that added value to the game they owned and then running it into the ground like they did with DnD Beyond. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think DnD beyond looks is great. I wish Games Workshop would move more quickly into the 21st century permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Beyond stopped development when Hasbro bought them and the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years. They killed it by stopping development and flooding it with sponsored shit that gets in the way of using official stuff. Killing doesn't always mean broken, sometimes it means lack of progress on useful features and drawing existing useful features in shitty monetization that makes it harder to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They’re going to suck it dry like a vampire till it’s dry, not cultivate it year round like a farmer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] FooBarrington@lemmy.world 31 points 2 years ago (1 child) I don't think they really can. Larian has creative control over the project itself, Hasbro can't do much beyond input regarding DnD-specific things. Hasbro can try to milk DnD (as they have been doing), but this won't affect BG3. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Who has merchandising rights though? Who's going to be pumping out Astarian FunkoPop knockoffs for the next several years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bouh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago This is an interesting question actually. From what I read, larian has been screwed by producers many times in its past, so they should be aware of these kind of problems. It all depends 9n the contract hasbro and larian have. And if hasbro is as stupid as Microsoft, larian probably has a favorable deal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] caseyweederman@lemmy.ca 12 points 2 years ago (1 child) Who has merchandising rights though? Who's going to be pumping out Astarian FunkoPop knockoffs for the next several years? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] bouh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago This is an interesting question actually. From what I read, larian has been screwed by producers many times in its past, so they should be aware of these kind of problems. It all depends 9n the contract hasbro and larian have. And if hasbro is as stupid as Microsoft, larian probably has a favorable deal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bouh@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago This is an interesting question actually. From what I read, larian has been screwed by producers many times in its past, so they should be aware of these kind of problems. It all depends 9n the contract hasbro and larian have. And if hasbro is as stupid as Microsoft, larian probably has a favorable deal. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SCB@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) Sometimes good things are just good things my man. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) "We own something popular and profitable with a large userbase that hasn't had every penny milked from it? Hold my beer." Hasbro permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -15 points 2 years ago (2 children) "I hate when companies make money. Like when they licensed out this balls-out awesome video game" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least they licensed it to someone who did a good job and provided value instead of buying out the product that added value to the game they owned and then running it into the ground like they did with DnD Beyond. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think DnD beyond looks is great. I wish Games Workshop would move more quickly into the 21st century permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Beyond stopped development when Hasbro bought them and the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years. They killed it by stopping development and flooding it with sponsored shit that gets in the way of using official stuff. Killing doesn't always mean broken, sometimes it means lack of progress on useful features and drawing existing useful features in shitty monetization that makes it harder to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They’re going to suck it dry like a vampire till it’s dry, not cultivate it year round like a farmer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@kbin.social 11 points 2 years ago (1 child) "We own something popular and profitable with a large userbase that hasn't had every penny milked from it? Hold my beer." Hasbro permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -15 points 2 years ago (2 children) "I hate when companies make money. Like when they licensed out this balls-out awesome video game" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least they licensed it to someone who did a good job and provided value instead of buying out the product that added value to the game they owned and then running it into the ground like they did with DnD Beyond. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think DnD beyond looks is great. I wish Games Workshop would move more quickly into the 21st century permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Beyond stopped development when Hasbro bought them and the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years. They killed it by stopping development and flooding it with sponsored shit that gets in the way of using official stuff. Killing doesn't always mean broken, sometimes it means lack of progress on useful features and drawing existing useful features in shitty monetization that makes it harder to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They’re going to suck it dry like a vampire till it’s dry, not cultivate it year round like a farmer. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SCB@lemmy.world -15 points 2 years ago (2 children) "I hate when companies make money. Like when they licensed out this balls-out awesome video game" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least they licensed it to someone who did a good job and provided value instead of buying out the product that added value to the game they owned and then running it into the ground like they did with DnD Beyond. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think DnD beyond looks is great. I wish Games Workshop would move more quickly into the 21st century permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Beyond stopped development when Hasbro bought them and the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years. They killed it by stopping development and flooding it with sponsored shit that gets in the way of using official stuff. Killing doesn't always mean broken, sometimes it means lack of progress on useful features and drawing existing useful features in shitty monetization that makes it harder to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent [–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They’re going to suck it dry like a vampire till it’s dry, not cultivate it year round like a farmer. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago (1 child) At least they licensed it to someone who did a good job and provided value instead of buying out the product that added value to the game they owned and then running it into the ground like they did with DnD Beyond. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think DnD beyond looks is great. I wish Games Workshop would move more quickly into the 21st century permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Beyond stopped development when Hasbro bought them and the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years. They killed it by stopping development and flooding it with sponsored shit that gets in the way of using official stuff. Killing doesn't always mean broken, sometimes it means lack of progress on useful features and drawing existing useful features in shitty monetization that makes it harder to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago (1 child) I think DnD beyond looks is great. I wish Games Workshop would move more quickly into the 21st century permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Beyond stopped development when Hasbro bought them and the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years. They killed it by stopping development and flooding it with sponsored shit that gets in the way of using official stuff. Killing doesn't always mean broken, sometimes it means lack of progress on useful features and drawing existing useful features in shitty monetization that makes it harder to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] snooggums@kbin.social 10 points 2 years ago (1 child) Beyond stopped development when Hasbro bought them and the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years. They killed it by stopping development and flooding it with sponsored shit that gets in the way of using official stuff. Killing doesn't always mean broken, sometimes it means lack of progress on useful features and drawing existing useful features in shitty monetization that makes it harder to use. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] SCB@lemmy.world -10 points 2 years ago the Encounter Tracker has been unchanged in beta for those years Wait til you hear about the BG3 beta. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] MindSkipperBro12@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago They’re going to suck it dry like a vampire till it’s dry, not cultivate it year round like a farmer. permalink fedilink source parent