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I imagine Blizzard would be worth less if all their IP was licensed out to other large game studios with very liberal terms
by __s 5y ago
I imagine Blizzard would be worth less if all their IP was licensed out to other large game studios with very liberal terms
- stefan_ 5y agoAnd everyone actually making competitive products was doing so because of their own extensions, not whatever Blizzard did.
- mrandish 5y agoYes, that's a big reason why the valuations are different. ARM's designs being so central to the products of so many companies has occurred only because of ARM's licensing terms being so liberal, including things like forward pricing caps, MFN clauses, etc. They basically chose to trade away pricing power (hence margin) for ubiquity and longer-term relationships.
- easton_s 5y agoThis is the current LucasFilm Games model. No more artists, only managers and sales who have no true vision for their IP.