News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

A comment on Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018. Parent comment

Re:Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018 by theresistor on Thursday December 27, 2018 @02:05PM (#18771646)
50 million copies, not $50 million. Assuming an average selling price of $30 and a 30% storefront cut, that’s about $1 billion in revenue.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018 by diminoten on Thursday December 27, 2018 @02:07PM (#18771665)
Sorry you're right, but 50 million copies is not much either, when compared to Fortnite.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018 by kels on Thursday December 27, 2018 @02:18PM (#18771767)
Maybe not compared to a free game like Fortnite, but 50 million copies is huge when it comes to video game sales. The 50 million number is from Xbox and PC only.

GTA V is the top grossing game of all time and sold 90 million copies on 3 platforms. Minecraft has sold 150 across way more platforms and has been around way longer.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018 by diminoten on Thursday December 27, 2018 @02:34PM (#18771881)
That's my point, Fortnite is bigger than a "video game". It's a legitimate cultural phenomenon.

This isn't about video games anymore, it's about tapping into something bigger. Even Minecraft couldn't crack into the market segments Fortnite has.

[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018 by chii on Thursday December 27, 2018 @04:12PM (#18772672)
Conversely, neither fortnite (nor any other game) has cracked the Minecraft market segment.
[ Parent | on HN ]
Re:Epic Games banked a $3B profit in 2018 by diminoten on Friday December 28, 2018 @12:13PM (#18777992)
Fortnite is much bigger, both in terms of players and in terms of cultural impact, than Minecraft.
[ Parent | on HN ]