alessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 months agoRoblox CEO delivers imperial announcement that the goal is '1 billion daily active users' and 10% of all global gaming revenue, thankswww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square44fedilinkarrow-up1147arrow-down111
arrow-up1136arrow-down1external-linkRoblox CEO delivers imperial announcement that the goal is '1 billion daily active users' and 10% of all global gaming revenue, thankswww.pcgamer.comalessandro@lemmy.ca to PC Gaming@lemmy.ca · 2 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoValuation is only useful for an exit strategy. They’ve already IPO’d. If they don’t show profit, the stock will collapse.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoI’m unfamiliar with their games. They have no ads? Or are you talking about Discord?
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoAnd if no one bought Nitro or advertised games Discord would run out of money. That’s the same as using Roblox without giving them any money.
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·edit-22 months ago and if no one bought. This isnt speculation here, they do, and they make A LOT from nitro subscriptions and server boosts.
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoYes but if everyone used their services without paying, they would go bankrupt. Just like using Roblox without paying costs them money.
minus-squareWooki@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months agoDon’t forget every user generates a base income, for example from visiting and using boosted servers (other users pay), ad insights and other data mining
minus-squareBlue_Morpho@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·2 months agoAd insites is 3rd party ads which as I said Roblox doesn’t do (yet).
Valuation is only useful for an exit strategy. They’ve already IPO’d. If they don’t show profit, the stock will collapse.
Nitro makes plenty
I’m unfamiliar with their games. They have no ads? Or are you talking about Discord?
Discord - Nitro
And if no one bought Nitro or advertised games Discord would run out of money.
That’s the same as using Roblox without giving them any money.
This isnt speculation here, they do, and they make A LOT from nitro subscriptions and server boosts.
Yes but if everyone used their services without paying, they would go bankrupt. Just like using Roblox without paying costs them money.
Don’t forget every user generates a base income, for example from visiting and using boosted servers (other users pay), ad insights and other data mining
Ad insites is 3rd party ads which as I said Roblox doesn’t do (yet).