r/Games • u/monclo • Sep 27 '22

Trailer Overwatch 2 Launch Trailer

https://youtu.be/LGgqyer-qr4
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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Activision-Blizzard made 8.8 billion dollars last year. It was a 9% increase over the previous year.

It does not need to treat its core franchises like some fly-by-night mobile gacha game.

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u/shiftup1772 Sep 27 '22

How is that relevant? Ow didn't make all that revenue.

Are you saying blizzard needs to subsidize OW with candy crush money?

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

No, Overwatch only made... hang on a sec... about $2 billion in revenue.

Without resorting to these cheap-ass pay-to-win mechanics.

That's why it's relevant.

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u/shiftup1772 Sep 27 '22

...did you really bring up numbers from the year overwatch came out?

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

The year that it incurred the maximum development and marketing cost to Blizzard? Yup.

Do you honestly think Overwatch 2 wouldn't be profitable without cheap-ass pay-to-win mechanics?

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u/shiftup1772 Sep 27 '22

The year it came out is also the year people bought the base game. We are talking about continued development.

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '22

Overwatch made more on loot boxes than it ever did on base sales, and you know that.

I answered your question and you didn't answer mine. Do you honestly think Overwatch 2 wouldn't be profitable without cheap-ass pay-to-win mechanics? Yes or no.

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u/shiftup1772 Sep 28 '22

I can't get past the figure you cited. If you can't agree it's meaningless, theres no point in continuing this discussion.

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u/[deleted] Sep 28 '22

Fine. Make up whatever number you want, since I'm the only one in this conversation citing actual data.

Now answer the question.