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QUAKECore89 on 14 November 2014

Not sure about this. But! there is one thing important.

What about Vita..............................



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Aura7541 on 14 November 2014
super6646 said:

Its sad that people are willing to pay 50$ more for a 40% better GPU. Its just sad.

Are people solely paying $50 more for a 40% better GPU?? Not to mention, it wasn't until recently that the X1 got the pricecut...



super6646 on 14 November 2014
Aura7541 said:
super6646 said:

Its sad that people are willing to pay 50$ more for a 40% better GPU. Its just sad.

Are people solely paying $50 more for a 40% better GPU?? Not to mention, it wasn't until recently that the X1 got the pricecut...

Ok, tell me what PS4 has to offer other than "BETTA GRAFICS"!



Aura7541 on 14 November 2014
super6646 said:
Aura7541 said:
super6646 said:

Its sad that people are willing to pay 50$ more for a 40% better GPU. Its just sad.

Are people solely paying $50 more for a 40% better GPU?? Not to mention, it wasn't until recently that the X1 got the pricecut...

Ok, tell me what PS4 has to offer other than "BETTA GRAFICS"!

Faster and smoother OS, SharePlay, RemotePlay, game library diversity, better 1st party support, better performing 3rd party games, and eventually, Playstation Now and Playstation Vue.



Ashadian on 14 November 2014
withdreday said:
Fusioncode said:
The US does not equal the world. I see no reason why Sony would hit the panic button at the mere though of Microsoft winning a month or two in the US when they already have a 1m lead and a 6m lead worldwide.


The US doesn't equal the world, true, but seeing as a ton of the major devs are in the west now, it's an important region to have wrapped up.

We all saw what losing the US did for the PS3 and how it benefited the 360 last gen.

Lol! The only reason that happened the previous gen was because MS launched 1 year earlier and had roughly sold 9m consoles worldwide before PS3 launched. It also helped that 360 was easier to develop for and at least $100 cheaper majority of the generation.

This time non of those factors are in play are they????

Sony have the more powerful console and roughly the same price but this time they have the lead!



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ICStats on 14 November 2014
Mr Puggsly said:
ICStats said:

IMO they will never recoup their investment in Minecraft.

Minecraft is still very popular. Not just game and DLC, but it also moves a lot of merchandise. A sequel could potentially move a lot of units as well.


Mojang makes profit of $110 Million per year (including Minecraft and merchandise).  It's a 43 person company, and the original talent is gone.  Mojang have been unsuccessful at creating new successful franchieses, and there is no guarantee of future success.

Even assuming they continue to keep their success, Mojang's income represents a ROI of only 4.4% .  That's a weak return for a tech company like Microsoft, and is devaluing Microsoft's overall ROE of 24.9%.

Minecraft is not a bad brand to own, they just paid way too much for it.



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Mr Puggsly on 15 November 2014
ICStats said:
Mr Puggsly said:

Minecraft is still very popular. Not just game and DLC, but it also moves a lot of merchandise. A sequel could potentially move a lot of units as well.


Mojang makes profit of $110 Million per year (including Minecraft and merchandise). 

That's doesn't make sense to me. Minecraft has apparently sold 50 million unit but only made $110 million a year?

The price of the game varies from $7 to $20 dollars as well. The math just isn't adding up.



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ICStats on 15 November 2014
Mr Puggsly said:
ICStats said:
Mr Puggsly said:

Minecraft is still very popular. Not just game and DLC, but it also moves a lot of merchandise. A sequel could potentially move a lot of units as well.


Mojang makes profit of $110 Million per year (including Minecraft and merchandise). 

That's doesn't make sense to me. Minecraft has apparently sold 50 million unit but only made $110 million a year?

The price of the game varies from $7 to $20 dollars as well. The math just isn't adding up.

Sales =/= profit.

http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2014/09/10/game-makers-valuations-comparing-mojang-king-rovio-and-supercell/

In 2013 King posted a net profit of $568 million on net sales of $1.88 billion, and Supercell made a profit of $464 million on revenue of $892 million. Mojang’s profit was $128 million on net sales of $325 million in 2013.

My calculation was based on current exchange rates from Swedish Krona to USD.

Profits:
2011 $13.5 Million
2012 $98 Million
2013 $128 Million

Perhaps 2014 is better, but it must be reaching a peak with Minecraft out on almost everything this year.  The very high risk is Minecraft is a one hit wonder, as Angry Birds for Rovio, Candy Crush for King, etc.



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Tachikoma on 15 November 2014

conversely, are xbox fans getting too cocky after a couple weeks of decent sales?



Tachikoma on 15 November 2014
super6646 said:
Aura7541 said:
super6646 said:

Its sad that people are willing to pay 50$ more for a 40% better GPU. Its just sad.

Are people solely paying $50 more for a 40% better GPU?? Not to mention, it wasn't until recently that the X1 got the pricecut...

Ok, tell me what PS4 has to offer other than "BETTA GRAFICS"!

the only important thing,  and its the same for xbox one,  exclusives. 

buy both consoles,  or even all three, enjoy some games?