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[gokurho]

Xbox owns at least 17 video game franchises with $1 billion lifetime revenue

After integration with ATVI, Xbox actually owns the rights to at least 17 separate video game franchises that have made $1 billion in lifetime revenue.

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Xbox Game Studios
6x first-party franchises with lifetime revenue over $1 billion (as of 2019)

Halo
Minecraft
Forza
Age of Empires
Flight Simulator
Gears of War

Activision Blizzard King
8x billion-dollar franchises (*some parts of this list are speculative and unconfirmed)

Call of Duty
Candy Crush
Warcraft
Diablo
Overwatch
Guitar Hero
Tony Hawk
Crash Bandicoot*

ZeniMax
At least 3x billion-dollar franchises (*unconfirmed, likely to become $1bn IP)

The Elder Scrolls
Fallout
Doom
Starfield*

james, This is "engagement"

 

[Unknown?]

Uh oh, that's not enough to compete!

 

[havoc00]

well done Phil

 

[Metnut]

Why is Starfield on this list?

 

[Codes 208]

Fuck, i forgot activision means guitar hero. Now theres a franchise i want ms to revive

 

[ulantan]

If they can get a few more publishers they can finally keep sony and Nintendo honest.

 

[The Last One]

How many have themselves created?

 

[Kilau]

Congrats shareholders.

 

[GHG]

Let us compete!

 

[DaleinCalgary]

They like the word revenue but never discuss profit.

 

[adamsapple]

 

[Drizzlehell]

How many have themselves created?

Phil programmed all of it personally. He spins that code on his fingers like Harlem Globetrotters.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

MS shareholders watching console fanboys being fanboys.

 

[noise36]

Most of which can be played on PC day one without buying an xbox.

Neither Sony or Nintendo do that hence more demand for their hardware, less demand for xbox's.

 

[graywolf323]

How many have themselves created?

I believe just 4?

Halo
Forza
Age of Empires
Flight Simulator

edit: maybe you could make an argument for Gears of War since it’s always been Xbox exclusive? that’d bring them to 5 though they bought the IP from Epic

 

[ShadowkillXNA]

My reaction exactly when I saw how many of these were created by not-microsoft.

 

[Gojiira]

Xbox owns at least 17 video game franchises with $1 billion lifetime revenue

After integration with ATVI, Xbox actually owns the rights to at least 17 separate video game franchises that have made $1 billion in lifetime revenue.

www.tweaktown.com

james, This is "engagement"

I love how only 3 of those are attributable to Xbox themselves
What a fucking joke, enjoy your ‘engagement’ Fill Spender, cry more about being last every gen

 

[mansoor1980]

 

[Deerock71]

How many have themselves created?

 

[TheGodfather07]

It's clearly not enough. Take two and EA. Get on it Phil.

 

[adamsapple]

Highest-grossing video game franchises

This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises, which have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars. List of highest-grossing video games Best selling game franchises List of highest-grossing media franchises Arcade gaming 2017 in video games

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Nintendo Franchises: 5
Sony Franchises: 5
Xbox Franchises: 11

 

[gokurho]

Highest-grossing video game franchises

This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises, which have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars. List of highest-grossing video games Best selling game franchises List of highest-grossing media franchises Arcade gaming 2017 in video games

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Nintendo Franchises: 5
Sony Franchises: 5
Xbox Franchises: 11

 

[Unknown Soldier]

If you have money you can just buy success, a tale as old as time

 

[OmegaSupreme]

Highest-grossing video game franchises

This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises, which have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars. List of highest-grossing video games Best selling game franchises List of highest-grossing media franchises Arcade gaming 2017 in video games

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Nintendo Franchises: 5
Sony Franchises: 5
Xbox Franchises: 11

Yeah it's amazing what 100 billion will buy you.

 

[MrA]

Highest-grossing video game franchises

This is a list of the highest-grossing video game franchises, which have grossed at least $1 billion in revenue. All figures below are in US dollars. List of highest-grossing video games Best selling game franchises List of highest-grossing media franchises Arcade gaming 2017 in video games

vgsales.fandom.com

Nintendo Franchises: 5
Sony Franchises: 5
Xbox Franchises: 11

I don't know how much I'd read into that list, no animal crossing, no splatoon, no kirby, no ring fit, I have trouble believing ratchet and clank hasn't hit a billion with like 26 million units sold before the 2016 remake and a rift apart and it seems likely Horizon has hit over a billion as well, missing third party stuff that's almost certain to be there like worms

 

[reinking]

I was going to post a smartass gif but these popped up first. Enjoy....

 

[tusharngf]

Microsoft please bring back heretic franchise

 

[TheBomb]

Giving credit for companies buying properties that didn’t even create.

 

[Bernardougf]

Yeah I own two F1 cars .. too bad I cant drive them

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

how long until t

I was going to post a smartass gif but these popped up first. Enjoy....

those are real

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Congrats to MS and Xbox. they have shown that with hard work and consistency, your dreams come true.

 

[Dirk Benedict]

Uh oh, that's not enough to compete!

What a comment. I had a feeling MS was always the same, whilst spinning their PR like a fucking fine-ass secretary, in front of the CEOs Office.

 

[Crayon]

Your parents must be very proud.

 

[Lionel Richie]

Didn't know Age of Empires was that big, but I'm very glad to know!

 

[CRAIG667]

How many have themselves created?

A. No one actually cares*

 

[Solarstrike]

Where's Fable IV

 

[Shubh_C63]

People forgetting they haven't seen companies sit on their IPs and not doing them justice.
Don't think MS would be one of them, but I still won't cheer till games start dropping.

You got this MS. Don't make another Gears 5 which by all standards was categorized as good but still mediocre. Then all these IPs are wasted on you.

 

[BbMajor7th]

"Daddy, I want more billion-dollar franchises!"
"But son, we already bought you billion-dollar franchises and you never use them."
"I DON'T CARE! I WANT MORE!"

 

[Kumomeme]

those ip already in and some of it already make a marks in industry. only change is who own them now.

 

[Negotiator101]

If you have money you can just buy success, a tale as old as time

Beauty and the beast.