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12-23-2007, 02:34 PM
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Character: Lost Mesa
Server: www.steamcommunity.com/id/lostmesa
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
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Originally Posted by Petgroup
FINALLY, Soe does some fucking advertising.
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Hahaha!
Anyway, for anyone still believing this, check this out on Reuters:
paidContent.org - The Economics of Content - Updated: Sony Denies Zapak Buying SOE
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12-23-2007, 03:31 PM
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God Damn, The Pusherman
Character: Otis
Guild: Retired
Server: Blackburrow
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
Personally, I'll settle for the wait and see approach.
Six months down the road will find either SOE under new ownership, or it won't. Anyone willing to take either party at their word right now is just foolish.
My advice? Don't paint yourself into a corner by relying on someone else to feed you your information. Least of all, you're own emotions.
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12-23-2007, 05:06 PM
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Character: Aditu
Guild: Cataclysm
Server: Permafrost
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
I got in a little late on this one... false or not, I didn't get to read the original full story. The link in the first post was taken down.(Super-retraction?) The reuters story was a shorter version.
I did however find a Google cached version, if anyone wants to read the full thing that was not able to. |
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12-23-2007, 08:38 PM
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EQ2-Daily.com
Character: cyanbane
Guild: BT187
Server: Nagafen
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
I know its been denied, but Is it just me or does an valuation of 300m seem too small anyways?
Even if they "were" picking it up at 5x, 60m seems low for a company with 6 or 7 games with $15 a pop a month thats like 350k accounts (just accounts, not talking LON, shelf sales, RMT, PS3 infrastructure etc).
I would think 300m for SOE in a blooming industry like MMOs would be a "trying to unload this company quickly" price.
/shrug
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12-23-2007, 09:02 PM
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EMPRESS
Character: Sidonie - Formerly known as Chii
Guild: Saints of Norrath
Server: Blackburrow
Posts: 334
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
OH NOE THE SKY IS FALLIN AGAIN! EVERYONE HEAD FOR COVER!!
Seriously, think before you believe everything. This has happened multiple times on this site with numerous crazy suspicions, its time to just calm the fuck down and enjoy what you have.
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12-23-2007, 09:10 PM
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Character: Bish Please
Guild: Onyx
Server: Nagafen
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
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Originally Posted by cyanbane
I know its been denied, but Is it just me or does an valuation of 300m seem too small anyways?
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That was the first thing that struck me as unbelievable. Not only the intellectual property assets, but the pipeline, goodwill of the subscriber base, etc. I'm not in this industry, but 30 m really smacked like an unbelievably low amount to me.
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12-23-2007, 10:43 PM
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Ten Ton Hammer
Server: Kithicor
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
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Originally Posted by cyanbane
I know its been denied, but Is it just me or does an valuation of 300m seem too small anyways?
Even if they "were" picking it up at 5x, 60m seems low for a company with 6 or 7 games with $15 a pop a month thats like 350k accounts (just accounts, not talking LON, shelf sales, RMT, PS3 infrastructure etc).
I would think 300m for SOE in a blooming industry like MMOs would be a "trying to unload this company quickly" price.
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300 million is ridiculous. A good AAA title will run you 50-75 easy. I know Tabula Rasa broke 100. 300 million for EQ,EQ2, VG, all sounds about reasonable...until you include DC, Free Realms, and their Indian based game. It was a ploy to get free press for Craphole Incorporated. Doesn't look like the advertising is hurting SOE either.
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12-24-2007, 12:14 AM
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Character: Ethendil
Guild: Offensive
Server: Najena
Posts: 276
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
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Originally Posted by LFG
That was the first thing that struck me as unbelievable. Not only the intellectual property assets, but the pipeline, goodwill of the subscriber base, etc. I'm not in this industry, but 30 m really smacked like an unbelievably low amount to me.
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...Not only the intellectual property assets, but the pipeline, goodwill of the subscriber base, etc. I'm not in this industry...
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Originally Posted by LFG
...but the pipeline, goodwill of the subscriber base, etc....
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Originally Posted by LFG
...goodwill of the subscriber base...
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12-24-2007, 01:37 AM
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Character: Bish Please
Guild: Onyx
Server: Nagafen
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Re: Smed Denies False Story about SOE being sold to Indian Company
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Originally Posted by methulah
lol
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Goodwill is an accounting concept that has an economic value in the sale of a business. You obviously don't know what it is or means, and it doesn't mean what you think it does.
When you don't understand a conversation, you should consider just keeping your mouth shut to avoid proving you're an idiot.
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