why doesn't the valve buy the world of warcraft?

[Hephaistos vulcan]

this is what I want to say, that's all.

[Three English Letters شازام]

wow

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Because Activision-Blizzard isn't selling.

It's like asking why Tencent doesn't buy Half-Life.

[Ruse]

Valve doesn't have enough money to make Blizzard sell it.

[Dr.Shadowds 🐉]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Because Activision-Blizzard isn't selling.

It's like asking why Tencent doesn't buy Half-Life.

:qr:

^This.

And I don't believe Valve may have the budget to buy that huge IP from them either, as it's one of Activision money generating games, next to call of duty.

[Kelthorian]

Originally posted by Dogbait:

Valve doesn't have enough money to make Blizzard sell it.

That's probably a understatement. WoW was once what Fortnite is today financially and culturally. And even now, or maybe especially now with classic relaunch, it still highly profitable and one of the most well recognized IP's in gaming.

[Cherrycat]

Wow is still blizzards most profitable game, it's made 10 billion dollars since launch and shows no sign of slowing down at all (especially with classic). It still has many millions of people paying $14 a month to play it and buying full price expansions.

https://www.gamerevolution.com/features/13510-world-of-warcraft-leads-industry-with-nearly-10-billion-in-revenue

Blizzard really should of stayed as a private company, but the owners got greedy and now the company is going mobile to keep investors happy..such is the way.

[Cherrycat]

Originally posted by Kelthorian:

Originally posted by Dogbait:

Valve doesn't have enough money to make Blizzard sell it.

That's probably a understatement. WoW was once what Fortnite is today financially and culturally. And even now, or maybe especially now with classic relaunch, it still highly profitable and one of the most well recognized IP's in gaming.

Most of fortnites money (same as pubg) comes from mobile (especially from china), however it's still slowing down across the board and I think in 2 years has made around 2-3 billion? It's big but it's not world breaking at all, even street fighter has made 9-10 billion.

[Start_Running]

Originally posted by Dr.Shadowds 🐉:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Because Activision-Blizzard isn't selling.

It's like asking why Tencent doesn't buy Half-Life.

:qr:

^This.

And I don't believe Valve may have the budget to buy that huge IP from them either, as it's one of Activision money generating games, next to call of duty.

They probably xcould but here's the thing...it wouldn't be worth it. WoW has been ona dsteady downward spiral playerwise for sometime.

In opurchasing it Valve would have to put up the purchase cost and inherit all the other costs associated wioth the game. Salary payouts, upkeep, Development, etc. IT quite literally wouldn't bnreak eaven rfor maybe a decade and quite frankly i don't think WOW has another decade left in it.

It's simply not worth it.

Especially considering they would have to buy the entire Warcraft IP. That means the RIghts to all the strat games, WoW, HEarthstone, and the rights to the movie(s).

[Drakensson]

Originally posted by Three English Letters شازام:

the wow

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

Because the Activision-Blizzard isn't the selling.

It's like the asking why the Tencent doesn't buy the Half-Life.

:qr:

Originally posted by Dogbait:

Valve doesn't have the enough money the to make the Blizzard sell it.

fixed so that you guys can understand each other XD

[TheRandomGuy]

1. Activision-Blizzard ain't selling one of their money-makers.

2. Valve likely doesn't have money to blow like that.

3. Valve doesn't NEED to buy it. We have a ton of MMOs here on Steam already, like ESO for instance.

[lumbago]

because mmorpg are for nerds

[Tito Shivan]

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

It's like asking why Tencent doesn't buy Half-Life.

Or when EA actually tried to buy Valve:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ea-almost-bought-valve-for-1-billion/

[cSg|mc-Hotsauce]

Originally posted by Tito Shivan:

Originally posted by cSg|mc-Hotsauce:

It's like asking why Tencent doesn't buy Half-Life.

Or when EA actually tried to buy Valve:
https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/ea-almost-bought-valve-for-1-billion/

They went for the whole shebang.

I was hoping since Tencent has their hands in everything (including the Venom, MIB:I, Wonder Woman, Bumblebee movies) that they would at least try.

[Kelthorian]

Originally posted by Cherrycat:

Originally posted by Kelthorian:

That's probably a understatement. WoW was once what Fortnite is today financially and culturally. And even now, or maybe especially now with classic relaunch, it still highly profitable and one of the most well recognized IP's in gaming.

Most of fortnites money (same as pubg) comes from mobile (especially from china), however it's still slowing down across the board and I think in 2 years has made around 2-3 billion? It's big but it's not world breaking at all, even street fighter has made 9-10 billion.

Eh.... Fortnite was and arguably still is a trendy and popular game. It will only die down when the next big hit will come. I don't think the battle royale formula can be improved in anyway to do to Fortnite what it did to Pubg but a different kind of next big hit WILL come eventually.