Take-Two Interactive har nu levererat sin kvartalsrapport för perioden oktober-december, och tack vare ett visst western-spel var det idel glada miner. Red Dead Redemption 2 har nämligen sålt 23 miljoner exemplar (till butik). Dessutom har handlandet av mikrotransaktioner och liknande (främst i spel som NBA 2K19, Grand Theft Auto Online och WWE 2K19) ökat med svindlande 24%, det verkar som att vi spelare inte kan få nog av loot-lådor.
Bossen Strauss Zelnick kommenterade framgångarna såhär:
"Take-Two delivered better-than-expected results in the fiscal third quarter. Our outperformance was driven primarily by the record-breaking launch of Red Dead Redemption 2 along with strong results from NBA 2K19. In addition, consumers engaged significantly with our offerings, and recurrent consumer spending grew 31% to a new record. We generated strong cash flow and ended the period with $1.6 billion in cash and short-term investments, after deploying $109 million to repurchase 1 million shares of our stock.
As a result of our outstanding third quarter performance, we are raising our outlook for fiscal 2019, which is poised to be a record year for Net Bookings and Adjusted Operating Cash Flow. Looking ahead, as our industry continues to embrace new technologies that enhance consumers' experience with, and access to interactive entertainment, we remain focused on broadening the reach of our content and expanding further globally. Take-Two is exceedingly well-positioned - creatively, strategically and financially - to capitalize on the vast opportunities that will shape the future of our business, and to deliver long-term growth and margin expansion."
Vi förmodar att den kraftiga ökningen av mikrotransaktioner betyder att vi kan räkna med betydligt mer av detta i framtiden, eller vad säger du?
