tissek@ttrpg.network to rpg@ttrpg.network • 8 months agoHasbro Seeks to Sell IP “DND” and Has Had Preliminary Contact with Tencentexternal-linkmessage-square9 fedilinkarrow-up135file-text
arrow-up135external-linkHasbro Seeks to Sell IP “DND” and Has Had Preliminary Contact with Tencenttissek@ttrpg.network to rpg@ttrpg.network • 8 months agomessage-square9 Commentsfedilinkfile-text
minus-squaretissek@ttrpg.networkhexagonhexbear14·8 months agoIn Tencent's favor I haven't really heard about them mismanaging properies or being too heavyhanded when it comes to squeezing out profitability. Do I want DnD to be owned and controlled by another multinational holding company? No. Will it matter to me? Not really. But I do enjoy the drama. linkfedilink
minus-squareLaGG_3 [he/him, comrade/them]hexbear16·8 months agoYeah, at best it'll be acquired by a company that won't totally enshittify it, whoever that is. It's a big enough game that some form of enshittification is inevitable, though. link
minus-squareMelina [they/them, fae/faer]hexbear12·8 months agoTencent is going to release Dark Souls 4 link
In Tencent's favor I haven't really heard about them mismanaging properies or being too heavyhanded when it comes to squeezing out profitability.
Do I want DnD to be owned and controlled by another multinational holding company? No. Will it matter to me? Not really. But I do enjoy the drama.
Yeah, at best it'll be acquired by a company that won't totally enshittify it, whoever that is. It's a big enough game that some form of enshittification is inevitable, though.
Tencent is going to release Dark Souls 4