| Bofferbrauer2 said: Since when are PUBG and Fortnite franchises? They're both at exactly one title so far. Also, why isn't FIFA a game franchise in your eyes? |
That's something that was brought up constantly and I don't blame you for not being caught up. But essentially it's because both PUBG and Fortnite are IPs that constantly generate revenue for the publishers due to it being live-service that constantly adds content to keep consumer interest.
Fortnite has Fortnite: Battle Royale, Fortnite: Save The World, and Fortnite: Creative.
PUBG has PUBG mobile, PUBG splash royale, PUBG new state, etc.
Definition of a franchise - an authorization granted by a government or company to an individual or group enabling them to carry out specified commercial activities
Both PUBG and Fortnite does this e.g. Krafton licenses their IP to Tencent for PUBG mobile, Epic license for Fortnite merches.
However, to avoid confusion it should be top intellectual properties instead of franchise I suppose.
FIFA isn't a game franchise because The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) originated before the game. FIFA licenses their brand to EA, that's why "EA Sports FC 24" exists now because FIFA and EA couldn't come to a license agreement.
Last edited by Shatts - on 19 July 2023
