@mr_MADAFAKA@lemmy.fmhy.net to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoMicrosoft estimated Valve’s revenue in 2021 at $6.5bn Interesting to see another view on the scale of Valve’s businessi.imgur.comimagemessage-square27fedilinkarrow-up1193file-text
arrow-up1193imageMicrosoft 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 • 10 months agomessage-square27fedilinkfile-text
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minus-squareka-chowlinkfedilinkEnglish2•10 months 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-squareNefyedardulinkfedilink3•10 months agoAre you being facetious? Dota and Counter Strike make a ton of money.
minus-squareGoronmonlinkfedilink3•10 months agoThose two are surely pretty valuable. But I doubt they are, on their own, billions of dollars a year valuable.
minus-square@lorty@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoBattle passes, lootboxes, keys and whatnot.
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.
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.
Battle passes, lootboxes, keys and whatnot.