Bloomberg: Microsoft to expand software development, looking into opening/aquiring studios. Also streaming

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setsunatenshi said:

LudicrousSpeed said:

They’re making more money off Minecraft than that 2.5B would have accrued in interest sitting in the bank, which was their goal. Seems like it was a good business move.

are they though? because those 2.5B are gone now

Yeah, but if they didn’t spend it on Minecraft, it would just be sitting there in the bank. Generating roughly 25 million a year in interest. So in order for MS to come out positive, Minecraft only needs to make more than 25 million a year. Last I remember Minecraft was generating well over 100 million in profit, and that was before it really exploded merchandise wise and got Story Mode games, etc. Now there are multiple Minecraft games on every console, DLC, etc. It’s making them way more than 25 million a year.