Hasbro lays off nearly 20% of its workers two weeks before Christmas

Re:Hasbro lays off nearly 20% of its workers two weeks befor... by entropicdrifter on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @05:26PM (#38619579)

It's a one-time purchase, not a subscription. Hasbro's income from BG3 pales in comparison to MTG boosters from this year alone, let alone the income over time.

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Re:Hasbro lays off nearly 20% of its workers two weeks befor... by Macha on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @05:35PM (#38619688)

It's also clear from Hasbro's own statements they didn't expect it to do so well.

Maybe they thought it would have sold like a Divinity 3 and as such gave Larian a better deal on the IP licensing than they think they could have got if they'd known in advance how well it would sell.

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Re:Hasbro lays off nearly 20% of its workers two weeks befor... by heelix on Tuesday December 12, 2023 @07:53PM (#38621191)

BG3 was the first game I've paid full price for, since Doom 3. Almost any of the 'modern' game sales concepts - game passes, ridiculous DLC, loot boxes, etc - have me waiting years after release for the GOTY version at a heavy, heavy discount.

I would buy the heck out of another DnD game like BG. Shame anyone would look at that and say meh, more battlefield.

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