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[–] ryper@lemmy.ca 87 points 13 hours ago (2 children)

In February 2024, Disney invested $1.5 billion to acquire an equity stake in Epic Games, the maker of Fortnite, as part of a multi-year project to build a new games and entertainment universe.

An outright acquisition of Epic would be a second attempt at the same ambition, only this time with a company Disney has already paid $1.5 billion to understand.

The article's headline is wrong or misleading. Disney isn't looking at buying Epic for $1.5b, that's what they've already invested in Epic. There is no mention of a proposed acquisition price in the article.

[–] thingsiplay@lemmy.ml 18 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

I was skeptical, immadiately. Can't imagine Epic Games worth "just" $1.5 Billion. A terrible title.

[–] scutiger@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Yeah, Fortnite makes a billion a year. I can't imagine the entire company would sell for so little.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 8 points 12 hours ago

No valuation means this is hype and no substance.