Court between companies continues in the USA Epic Games and Apple, within the framework of which journalists receive more and more confidential documents at their disposal. This time, the files of the command itself Tim Sweeneyshowing rough plans for a digital store launch talks Epic Games Store content from three console manufacturers – Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo…
Sony offers $ 200 million to release 4-6 PlayStation games on PC, Microsoft perceive as a competitor against Epic Games…
Well, no one at Epic Games believes that Nintendo will release games on PC, so negotiations did not begin.
In particular, in the file, the three companies are divided into three separate clauses, indicating as of August 2023 the status of their relationship with Epic Games… The diagram looks like this:
Sony:
“(Content) Sony from internal studios.
- Amount per trade for 4-6 games [для выпуска в Epic Games Store] upgraded to $ 200 million… The answer is expected. “
Microsoft:
“(Content) Microsoft from internal studios.
Negotiations have begun.
Analysis based on Microsoft action:
- Game Pass is against our interests.
- Actually [Microsoft] tries to outbid the content we are interested in.
- Phil [Спенсер] meets periodically with Gabe [Ньюэллом] from Valve “.
Nintendo:
“(Content) Nintendo from internal studios.
- Negotiations have not started. The very fact of such discussions is extremely unlikely.
- Corporate history [Nintendo] suggests that there is even no point in starting such initiatives. “
Since launch Epic Games Store leadership Epic Games actively invests in various directions – the company buys exclusives for its digital store, and also sponsors the production of some of them. At the same time, to date, the existence of the store remains unprofitable – Tim Sweeney plans to start making any profit only after 3-4 years…
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