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Pistcow ( @Pistcow@lemm.ee ) 15•1 year agoYet*
- Moira_Mayhem ( @Moira_Mayhem@beehaw.org ) 12•1 year ago
WoTC might not sell its DND IP but Hasbro could easily sell the entirety of WoTC to Tencent if they wanted to.
Fushuan [he/him] ( @fushuan@lemm.ee ) English2•1 year agoIsn’t MTG quite profitable? I don’t think they will sell all of wotc.
northendtrooper ( @northendtrooper@lemmy.ca ) 9•1 year agoTheir track record of telling the truth doesn’t help their case.
0xtero ( @0xtero@beehaw.org ) 7•1 year agoIt’s good that they’re not selling to Tencent. But it’s a shame they’re not selling.
Midnitte ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) 3•1 year ago‘To be clear: We are not looking to sell our D&D IP’
It sounds like they’re not selling at all
ursakhiin ( @ursakhiin@beehaw.org ) 7•1 year agoWhen I see “not looking to” in this context it just tells me Tencent hasn’t offer enough money at this time.
0xtero ( @0xtero@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year agoYeah, that’s a shame. Hasbro/WotC isn’t the best of companies.
Midnitte ( @Midnitte@beehaw.org ) 7•1 year agoIt could always be worse - as a potential sale to Tencent highlights…
gregorum ( @gregorum@lemm.ee ) English4•1 year agonever, not for a second, did I think this could happen.
7/10 troll though
soli ( @solitaire@infosec.pub ) 3•1 year agoI’m unironically disappointed. I’d take any new direction at the moment, I’ve already been pushed past the point where it wouldn’t make a meaningful difference to me if it got worse. Even a change with a low chance of getting better is worth it over a guarantee of remaining shit.
Altima NEO ( @altima_neo@lemmy.zip ) English2•1 year agoI thought it was Hasbro looking to sell?
Fushuan [he/him] ( @fushuan@lemm.ee ) English3•1 year agoHasbro owns wotc, wotc owns dnd. Hasbro can’t sell dnd, they would need to sell wotc and that’s not a good move because MTG is a money making machine afaik. If anything Hasbro could order wotc to sell dnd, but it would be wotc selling it.
Overzeetop ( @Overzeetop@beehaw.org ) 2•1 year agoWhether you take the stick out of your dog’s mouth or you tell the dog to give it to you, you’re the taking the stick. Breaking up and selling off IP is exceedingly commonplace.
We’ve already established they are whores, Tencent has simply been unsuccessful, so far, in negotiating their price.
Fushuan [he/him] ( @fushuan@lemm.ee ) English1•1 year agoCool. I was explaining that hasbro and wotc are the same thing for this matter. They were apparently confused. Idk why you are making this point when I was clarifying them their confusion.
6 months from now: “We didn’t sell it, we granted them a non revocable permanent license to be the exclusive producers of D&D content, but we still receive a royalty fee and have no control over it”
kingthrillgore ( @KingThrillgore@lemmy.ml ) 1•1 year agoThat just means they have talked.