Baldur's Gate 3 has made bank for Hasbro, significantly contributing to a 40 percent increase in digital revenue for the company.

Baldur’s Gate 3 has made bank for Hasbro, significantly contributing to a 40 percent increase in digital revenue for the company.

  • jjjalljs@ttrpg.networkEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I hope the lesson they take is “selling complete games with no online bull or micro transactions is popular and profitable”

    • bane_killgrind@kbin.social
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      1 year ago

      Steam could absolutely tamp down on this, by changing early access refund policy to be more restrictive.

      Early access money should not be guaranteed. If someone wants a refund outside of the two hour or whatever game time they should get most of their money back. The timer should also reset at release, and players get a full refund if the gameplay isn’t what was promised.

        • Wahots@pawb.socialEnglish
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          1 year ago

          I love BG3 to death. But I also don’t want Larian to become the next EA under the yoke of some Hasbro/WoTC for BG4/5/6/7. I hope they continue to make their own games and forge their own path, with little to no reliance on megacorps. Their Divinity series is a treasure in it’s own right, and they said their next small projects are getting them excited.

      • geophysicist@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
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        1 year ago

        “this game is a gold mine! It’s being underutilised at the moment, let’s improve the profitability with some in-game purchasable items and a subscription for bonus content”