Buying Companies

[crazy eyed carl]

Supposedly you can buy companies in the game... Anyone know how to do that? Or has that feature not been implemented yet.

[Pigeon]

Buy all of thier stock

[Roodwick]

Go to their stock page, buy all of it you can, then finally buy their primary stock (at the top of their stock list).

[crazy eyed carl]

(@pigeon @Roo) I see, thanks for the help!

[Fluffy Bunny Eater]

Although at the moment it seems somewhat pointless because you only get their IP. You don't get their employees, which would actually make it more worthwhile.

[Burger McFries]

Originally posted by Fluffy Bunny Eater:

Although at the moment it seems somewhat pointless because you only get their IP. You don't get their employees, which would actually make it more worthwhile.

Do IP's even do anything? I could easily create my own.

[Niinox]

Originally posted by ethanwdp:

Originally posted by Fluffy Bunny Eater:

Although at the moment it seems somewhat pointless because you only get their IP. You don't get their employees, which would actually make it more worthwhile.

Do IP's even do anything? I could easily create my own.

If they have famous/well selling IPs, you'll get the flare of them becoming your own. To offer a horrible example, Bioware makes Mass Effect. Everybody loves it. Goes freakin' bananas. EA buys out Bioware's stock. They now own Mass Effect. The sales based on the name alone are now theirs.

[Cortexion]

Originally posted by 助けて:

Originally posted by ethanwdp:

Do IP's even do anything? I could easily create my own.

If they have famous/well selling IPs, you'll get the flare of them becoming your own. To offer a horrible example, Bioware makes Mass Effect. Everybody loves it. Goes freakin' bananas. EA buys out Bioware's stock. They now own Mass Effect. The sales based on the name alone are now theirs.

along with every other IP owned by bioware too might i add

[samcan244(73 61 6d)]

Originally posted by GamerNato:

Originally posted by 助けて:

If they have famous/well selling IPs, you'll get the flare of them becoming your own. To offer a horrible example, Bioware makes Mass Effect. Everybody loves it. Goes freakin' bananas. EA buys out Bioware's stock. They now own Mass Effect. The sales based on the name alone are now theirs.

along with every other IP owned by bioware too might i add

thas is a horrable example as ea/biowhere/origin are 1 company or from what i know

[Niinox]

Originally posted by samcan244:

Originally posted by GamerNato:

along with every other IP owned by bioware too might i add

thas is a horrable example as ea/biowhere/origin are 1 company or from what i know

Yes. They are. NOW. EA bought out Bioware. In real life. That's why I used it as an example.

[johnabo]

The logic on buying companies still needs some work to be worth while. It makes more sense currently (7.7) to buy any IP you are interested in rather than over paying significantly for the entire company with the only added benefit being one less competitor producing products, although keep in mind other companies producing quality software for your OS can increase sales of your OS, and producing a game or tool for a good competitors OS will usually yield good profits. The more competitors you eliminate the more you will depend on your own product pipeline for all your profits and opportunities.