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>Tencent acquires 5% as Paradox Interactive goes public
So now that Paradox is officially dead, who can we turn to for GSG games?
GSG is dead
Adrian Perry
Landon Johnson
I though /gsg/ games were banned in China for "misrepresenting" China's borders?
Jaxon Brown
Thats probably why Tencent are taking over
Cant wait to play HoI5 where China wins the war, or CK3 where China conquers Europe.
Julian Jones
I've read somewhere it's the presence of Taiwan aka Republic Of China.
Adrian Martinez
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Zachary Cook
>5%
>taking over
Guess what he was talking about.
Julian Myers
Its common for a larger company to take a smaller slice in order to become shareholders before taking over dingus
Henry Lopez
It's not like Paradox could get any worse at this point.
Aaron Jenkins
>I have no idea how companies take over smaller companies
Dominic Nelson
Not really.
Could you explain how 5% could lead to a full takeover, or why Tencent didn't just buy 51% right off the bat?
Nathan Richardson
So they could be shareholders, get an understanding of the company, and decide later if they want to actually buy the company
Paradox is worth 450 million, you dont just buy a company like this the moment you can.
Christian Cruz
>450 million
That's surprisingly high for such a niche genre.
Gavin Mitchell
you seen the amount of DLC they pack?
Carter Collins
Assumed people just don't buy it. Fucking small lunch for a few faces, I'll take the lunch.
Andrew Reed
Being able to move large numbers isn't all there is in a market
Paradox 'niche' is getting less niche by the year, and it has a dedicated userbase that is instantly interested in whatever the company produced, and in today's market that's worth a lot
Carson Bell
this is going to be a common trend in the world as more wealth continues to flow out of china and invest abroad.
Nathaniel Cruz
>Tencent
One of the vidya's "usual suspects" again.
James Baker
Nooo!!!
Why? How can they keep getting away with this???
Guess I'll enjoy what Paradox has so far and not expect anything new to be any good.
Joseph Murphy
Making money while operating within the black is a sign of an extremely healthy company. Marketshare is an American obsession that can be extremely harmful to a company's long term.
Zachary Peterson
From an AMA on the PDX forums:
1. Apparently PDX games are available for purchase in China through Steam anyway
2. PDX have no interest in selling any more shares
3. PDX has no plans for China only games
4. PDX "will not change the content to please the market"
Parker Perez
>PDX "will not change the content to please the market"
Except when that market is the retarded masses they are casualising the fuck out of their games for.