Baldur’s Gate 3, last year’s most critically acclaimed video game, has brought in about $90 million since its August release for parent company Hasbro Inc. through a licensing deal.
Some percentage of revenue for using other people’s IP is pretty normal.
And I think it’s hard to argue Baldur’s Gate and using DnD isn’t a meaningful part of its success. Divinity Original Sin 2 is a really good game with a lot of the same DNA (it’s why I personally bought BG3), and it stayed pretty niche. The IP is a big part of it exploding.
But they got a percentage, would you have been happier if they only got ten million but a lot leas people bought the game? Idk what deal they had, however the game was great and a lot of people loved it. And so hasbro got a lot of money, this will hopefully encourage them to lease out more IPs.
They don’t deserve that much for it (Larian does)
Some percentage of revenue for using other people’s IP is pretty normal.
And I think it’s hard to argue Baldur’s Gate and using DnD isn’t a meaningful part of its success. Divinity Original Sin 2 is a really good game with a lot of the same DNA (it’s why I personally bought BG3), and it stayed pretty niche. The IP is a big part of it exploding.
I’d argue it had far more to do with it being another one of Larian’s RPGs with significantly more production value.
You’re underselling how massive the Baldur’s Gate name is.
The exact same production in DOS3 wouldn’t have near the same runaway hype train.
I would agree that it being DnD was part of its success but I still don’t think Hasbro deserves 90m for it
But they got a percentage, would you have been happier if they only got ten million but a lot leas people bought the game? Idk what deal they had, however the game was great and a lot of people loved it. And so hasbro got a lot of money, this will hopefully encourage them to lease out more IPs.