Disney’s game metaverses could soon out-earn its theme parks
Evidence
For many of the world’s Disney fans, a trip to Disneyland or Disneyworld is not affordable or possible; the proto-metaverse Disney is building through its games and virtual experiences welcomes consumers of all income levels. Increasingly, it then pressures its users into upgrades through microtransactions. Disney has licensed or developed over six hundred video games. While these have had varying levels of success, it’s not hard to imagine these branded metaverses generating more profit for Disney than the theme park division one day soon. — Andrew deWaard, Derivative Media, 433
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
- XREF: Links to the reader’s finance-to-form project: microtransaction structures in Disney’s branded games mimic the extractive logic of its other businesses.
- QUESTION: Is there data on Disney’s actual game revenue vs. theme park revenue that would test this claim?