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Doesn't Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (aka pubg) do the same, but as a Chinese company? I stopped playing when they started forcing you to install something s
by twomoretime 7y ago
Doesn't Player Unknown's Battlegrounds (aka pubg) do the same, but as a Chinese company?
I stopped playing when they started forcing you to install something so intrusive.
- ssimpson 7y agoRiot is owned by Tencent, a Chinese company.
- superkuh 7y agoPUBG is owned by Tencent too.
- jasonlotito 7y agoCitation needed that PUBG Corp or Bluehole is 100% owned by Tencent.
- superkuh 7y agoOkay. I guess not everyone played PUBG like I did from the start and paid attention to these things. Just look at the Bluehole wikipedia page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluehole_%28company%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluehole_%28company%29 . Here's an excerpt for you showing they have a strong if not completely controlling ownership. >In August 2017, Chinese holding company Tencent announced that it had, following a rejected acquisition bid, invested an undisclosed amount of money into Bluehole.[4] Bluehole initially denied that any investment had been made,[5] but later stated that they were in talks with Tencent in multiple partnerships, including the acquisition of an equity stake in Bluehole by Tencent.[6] Subsequently, Tencent acquired 1.5% of Bluehole for a total of ₩70 billion.[7] Tencent reaffirmed their intents to fully acquire Bluehole in November 2017.[8][9] Korean magazine The Korea Times suggested that an initial public offering, through which Bluehole would become a public company, was "out of question" due to Chang Byung-gyu's position as chairman of both Bluehole and the Fourth Industrial Revolution committee.[10] At the time, 38 Communications, a company that tracks unlisted Korean stocks, valued the company at ₩5.2 trillion.[11][12] Tencent plans to invest further ₩500 billion to acquire further 10% ownership, raising their total stake to 11.5%[13] Through the acquisition, Tencent is set to become Bluehole's second-largest single shareholder, following Chang Byung-gyu, Bluehole's founder and chairman, who owns 20.6% of the company.[14]
- jasonlotito 6y agoI did play PUBG from the start and paid attention to these things. Which is why I knew what I was talking about when I asked the question. Thanks for confirming I was right, btw.
- qppo 6y agoA minority stake. Disney has one too. Doesn't mean Mickey Mouse is backdooring overwatch.
- ssimpson 6y ago> Tencent paid $400 million for a 93 percent stake in Riot Games.[2][9] Tencent bought the remaining 7 percent in December 16, 2015; the price was not disclosed.[2][10] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Games https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Riot_Games
- fredoliveira 6y agoThis is incorrect. Tencent owns 100% of Riot.
- bart_spoon 7y agoI could be wrong, but I believe the developers of PUBG are Korean, not Chinese. Whether they are ultimately owned by a Chinese company, I do not know.
- notRobot 7y agoYou are wrong, PUBG is owned by Tencent, a Chinese company.
- bart_spoon 7y agoTechnically I'm not wrong. I said the developers of PUBG were Korean, and it looks like I'm correct. > PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG) is an online multiplayer battle royale game developed and published by PUBG Corporation, a subsidiary of South Korean video game company Bluehole. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayerUnknown's_Battlegrounds https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PlayerUnknown's_Battlegrounds I said I didn't know if it was ultimately owned by China. Apparently, it looks like Bluehole is in part owned by Tencent.