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Activision Blizzard will join S&P 500
- Thread starter LiK
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I don't know if that is the case. The company is so large and leveraged across so many different IPs at this point that revenue streams are fairly well staggered across seasons/years.
And if anything, I think Heroes of the Storm's months-long "Events" was done to take a step in that direction.
And with regards to WoW in particular, the subscription fees are still the primary driver of the game's revenue. If any of Blizzard's IPs are going to get in line, it will be Hearthstone likely switching to 2 Expansions/2 Adventures per year model.
EDIT: They were already publicly traded. Being listed at S&P500 isn't that different, just higher profile, with some higher standards on what they need to do remain listed.
AHA-Lambda
Member
I do wonder how ATVI is so good at picking winners like they do.
Their portfolio is lean but every one of them is BIG, heck they're the only big publisher out there that still seems to get away with $60 retail licenced shovels are too!
Their portfolio is lean but every one of them is BIG, heck they're the only big publisher out there that still seems to get away with $60 retail licenced shovels are too!
TheCochese
Banned
Yes, but will it join again at this time next year with a slightly different ticker symbol?
On the up side, Destiny is going to have huge gains in gamer and public opinion as it starts to become more of what gamers want it to be, Hearthstone is huge, and Blizzard in general continues to find great success in finding the right niches to fill (Hearthstone, Heroes, Overwatch) and speeding up the creation of WoW expansions (which surges subscriber numbers and creates a huge income boost)
On the down side, Call of Duty will continue to lose its stranglehold, Tony Hawk is virtually irrelevant, Activision's licensed games are a real weird mix, and Skylander's market continues to become oversaturated
Its probably a safe investment if you're looking to make money in the long run, though be careful of Blizzard ever trying to free themselves.
On the down side, Call of Duty will continue to lose its stranglehold, Tony Hawk is virtually irrelevant, Activision's licensed games are a real weird mix, and Skylander's market continues to become oversaturated
(though the future sounds neat 
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)Its probably a safe investment if you're looking to make money in the long run, though be careful of Blizzard ever trying to free themselves.
On the up side, Destiny is going to have huge gains in gamer and public opinion as it starts to become more of what gamers want it to be, Hearthstone is huge, and Blizzard in general continues to find great success in finding the right niches to fill (Hearthstone, Heroes, Overwatch) and speeding up the creation of WoW expansions (which surges subscriber numbers and creates a huge income boost)
On the down side, Call of Duty will continue to lose its stranglehold, Tony Hawk is virtually irrelevant, Activision's licensed games are a real weird mix, and Skylander's market continues to become oversaturated(though the future sounds neat
Its probably a safe investment if you're looking to make money in the long run, though be careful of Blizzard ever trying to free themselves.
I don't know if there's any real incentive for Blizzard to free itself, or what the mechanism would be for that to even happen.
I also wouldn't consider now, of all times, for a stock that is up that much to be considered "safe".
RiccochetJ
Gold Member
I wonder if Blizzard will be able to continue their stance of "It's ready when it's ready" when they have high profile investors breathing down their neck.
crimzonflame
Member
Pretty much. Now they have to please investors more than its customers...more so.
obeythed1734
Member
Any other gaming companies in the S&P 500?
They already had investors breathing down their neck, this changes nothing.
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