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Post by General Mahad on Jan 30, 2022 5:11:18 GMT
I don't see how non-idiots are hurt by game companies selling NFTs. What's the actual problem? Unique DLCs which will fluctuate in value and costs.
Basically, a scam.
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Post by smilesja on Jan 30, 2022 5:42:40 GMT
Don't want to watch Yongyea, because I feel that he's a biased clickbaiter. Prefer to ask people here. As someone who used to spam YongYea content, I have to say he’s gotten worse to the point of being just another mainstream shill. On the topic of NFTs, the closest explanation I’ve come up is paying thousands of dollars to be the owner of a unique JPEG or gif of a character/item that you can then later sell like cryptocurrency. Seesssh that's it? Sounds ridiculous to pay thousands for something you can simply do at home.
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Post by Sanunes on Jan 30, 2022 6:52:42 GMT
I don't see Sony buying EA at all. These "analysts" don't seem to fully understand the financials behind the purchase of Activision and Microsoft's true value. Now I could see a non-gaming company buying EA, but it would be something like Apple or Disney where they have $50 billion cash on hand which Sony doesn't and would require Sony Corp to either merge with EA or leverage themselves to do so.
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Post by Sanunes on Jan 30, 2022 6:56:05 GMT
I think the best way to describe NFTs is to think they are like paid mods on Steam. People can claim anything they want and try and sell it to you while the company will take a cut for the transaction. Not to mention they don't do anything that current technologies and implementations are, its mostly a gimmick tool to try and con people they can make money buying and selling NFTs which can be a very environmentally unfriendly technology.
If you have over 2 hours this is a pretty good breakdown of what a NFT is and the problems with them.
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Post by Gileadan on Jan 30, 2022 9:16:09 GMT
As someone who used to spam YongYea content, I have to say he’s gotten worse to the point of being just another mainstream shill. On the topic of NFTs, the closest explanation I’ve come up is paying thousands of dollars to be the owner of a unique JPEG or gif of a character/item that you can then later sell like cryptocurrency. Seesssh that's it? Sounds ridiculous to pay thousands for something you can simply do at home. Yes, but if you owned an NFT it would be a game asset unique to you, officially supported by the game, not something privately made like a mod. Imagine playing Mass Effect with a uniquely styled gun or armour, something no other player in the world owns and every player could see in multiplayer. Isn't that oh so cool? It'll cost you though, but you are supposedly able to sell it too. UbiSoft is doing it all for us so we can be special in every game. For the right amount of dough, of course.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 30, 2022 10:28:00 GMT
I don't see how non-idiots are hurt by game companies selling NFTs. What's the actual problem? The huge amount of carbon emissions they produce (more than some countries) to run them comes to mind as a start.
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Post by Hrungr on Jan 31, 2022 18:09:27 GMT
Bungie @bungieBungie has limitless potential to unite friends around the world. We have found a partner in PlayStation that shares our dream and is committed to accelerating our creative vision of building generation-spanning entertainment. Our journey begins today. bung.ie/3o9YtZZ($3.6 Billion Deal) Jeff Grubb @jeffgrubbTo be clear, $3.6 billion is a *premium* for Bungie. Studio is certainly valuable, but Bungie is selling at a high point.
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Post by smilesja on Jan 31, 2022 18:49:38 GMT
Sony doesn't have a lot of multiplayer games and they need to fill the FPS void given Microsoft's purchase of the COD series. This buying spree is intense and the consumer will end up losing out.
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Post by General Mahad on Jan 31, 2022 19:01:17 GMT
Sony doesn't have a lot of multiplayer games and they need to fill the FPS void given Microsoft's purchase of the COD series. This buying spree is intense and the consumer will end up losing out. Yep.
Whoever wins, we loose.
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Post by Hanako Ikezawa on Jan 31, 2022 19:13:54 GMT
*looks at my XSX, PS5, and Switch* What do you mean we?
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Post by smilesja on Jan 31, 2022 20:03:12 GMT
*looks at my XSX, PS5, and Switch* What do you mean we? I mean I have all of three consoles as well. XD But the average joe either has one or two console so they'll be losing out on exclusives.
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Post by sjsharp2010 on Feb 1, 2022 13:41:54 GMT
*looks at my XSX, PS5, and Switch* What do you mean we? I mean I have all of three consoles as well. XD But the average joe either has one or two console so they'll be losing out on exclusives. Unless they go for a PC given som eof those exclusives aer releasing on thast platform given it's a neutral beneficiary.It's one of the main reasons why I chose t ojus tstick with PC this gen. Sure we may still hav et owait a while for one o r2 of hte Son ygames but if the rumours aer true that we'll only have t owait a yea rfor Forbidden West that's not too bad. But some of the games such as Forspoken will release day and date as I know Kena did. Only games we don't really hav eaccess to aer the Nintendo ones but as fa ras I'm concerned it's not a big loss.
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Post by Hrungr on Feb 1, 2022 19:44:57 GMT
Geoff Keighley @geoffkeighley Have heard from multiple people: As you might suspect, there are a few other big video game deals in final stages of negotiations. It's going to be an interesting year!
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Post by Hrungr on Feb 1, 2022 21:50:10 GMT
- For those interested...Dom @domsplayingElectronic Arts FY 2022 Q3: "Largest Q3 ever for net bookings, profitability & cash generation." Over 540M unique active accounts. 180M monthly active accounts. Apex Legends MAUs up 30%. Net revenue reached $1.79B, up from $1.67B. Live Services were $1.17B of the total. FIFA 22 was the franchise's strongest start ever from launch to fiscal Q3. Q3 net bookings hit $2.58B. Live Services nearly $1.68B. 64% of full game units sold are digital. That's up from 62%. 30% of player base in 2021 from Europe. 25% in US. Here's EA's slides for FY 2022 Q3. Slight clarification: This is actually the largest *quarter* ever on record for those items. Not just a Q3. Makes sense since it's a holiday Q. Call starts in 45 minutes or so. I'll share anything interesting. ir.ea.com/files/doc_financials/2022/q3/Q3-FY22-Earnings-Deck-vFinal.pdf
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Post by smilesja on Feb 1, 2022 22:28:44 GMT
Don't forget to post any DA news on the DA twitter thread!
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Post by Hrungr on Feb 1, 2022 22:30:58 GMT
Don't forget to post any DA news on the DA twitter thread! I'm listening the Conference Call now, so far BW has only had a passing mention in games of the future...
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Post by smilesja on Feb 1, 2022 22:37:24 GMT
Interesting they say that Battlefield 2042 did not meet their sales expectations. Last I checked, it was #5 the best selling game on NPD in December. It goes to show about corporate expectations and how much the sports games and Apex are carrying EA.
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Post by Hrungr on Feb 1, 2022 22:55:14 GMT
Shinobi602 @shinobi602 EA says they're open and looking at acquisition opportunities in the future (read: to acquire, not be acquired).
~Via earnings call
Tom Henderson @_Tom_Henderson_ EA is not looking at NFT's and the Metaverse at this moment in time.
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Post by Sanunes on Feb 1, 2022 23:19:10 GMT
Shinobi602 @shinobi602EA says they're open and looking at acquisition opportunities in the future (read: to acquire, not be acquired). ~Via earnings call Tom Henderson @_Tom_Henderson_EA is not looking at NFT's and the Metaverse at this moment in time. Doesn't surprise me that EA has gone from "looking into" NFTs last quarter to being not interested. It has been demonstrated the public doesn't want them with the near instant dislike each time its just mentioned.
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Post by smilesja on Feb 1, 2022 23:20:13 GMT
Shinobi602 @shinobi602EA says they're open and looking at acquisition opportunities in the future (read: to acquire, not be acquired). ~Via earnings call Tom Henderson @_Tom_Henderson_EA is not looking at NFT's and the Metaverse at this moment in time. Doesn't surprise me that EA has gone from "looking into" NFTs last quarter to being not interested. It has been demonstrated the public doesn't want them with the near instant dislike each time its just mentioned. I mean I really believe that the mob would try to kill a person if they said they were selling NFTs judging by the reactions. XD
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Post by Sanunes on Feb 1, 2022 23:34:58 GMT
Doesn't surprise me that EA has gone from "looking into" NFTs last quarter to being not interested. It has been demonstrated the public doesn't want them with the near instant dislike each time its just mentioned. I mean I really believe that the mob would try to kill a person if they believe they were selling NFTs judging by the reactions. XD I know the online community likes to hate on EA for anything they do or even things they aren't doing, I don't believe that EA would have implemented NFTs unless there was something unique to them or would be a cheaper way to implement something they are already doing. Which I am skeptical is possible with the cost of creation of a single NFT due to the energy costs associated. As a sidenote I saw someone trying to say a benefit of using NFTs would be importing a Mass Effect 1 game directly into Mass Effect 3 and skipping Mass Effect 2. Technically EA already does that with The Archives, they would just need to go back and alter the original trilogy to have import/export function with The Archive which was started with Andromeda.
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Post by Hrungr on Feb 2, 2022 0:44:21 GMT
Here's a recording the EA Investor's Conference Call...
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Post by smilesja on Feb 2, 2022 1:05:05 GMT
I'm really getting sick of the same old "game dead" nonsense from Youtubers and comments. Listening to them feels like I'm watching mainstream media.
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Post by Sanunes on Feb 2, 2022 2:35:40 GMT
I'm really getting sick of the same old "game dead" nonsense from Youtubers and comments. Listening to them feels like I'm watching mainstream media. What game are they proclaiming "dead" now? I have just used my whiner to English translator to "I don't like the game".
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