GGG left with NZ$22.6 mil cash (down from NZ$60.8m)
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Around July 2025 GGG paid 57 mil USD in dividends to its parent company, while the Early Access launch is estimated it brought 48 million USD in revenue (before taxes and other expenses) and with the 13 mil USD cash prior to that, well it feels now and more than ever, because 3.26 and 3.27 are defining for what more PoE1 will be receiving versus PoE2, and what I already mentioned above, like what we didn't receive through the holiday season will further diminish retention and support.
Whatever strategy GGG has going forward for PoE1 we simply did not see it during the holiday season that mattered significantly. PoE2 isn't a substitute for PoE1 and it not only feels, but definitely has been its competition, unless PoE1 did receive at least some promoted events, especially when we're looking at a two months of wait time now, while PoE2 also didn't deliver for many what they hoped, like a revamped / improved endgame atlas. The significant dividends the parent company of GGG received within the year cost GGG future revenues, especially when the company depends on retention + supporters with its F2P monetizing model. |
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How's it possible you triple down on a bad take when anyone with a background in economy can tell you you're wrong?
As has been pointed out they've been scaling up development and production over the past few years hiring many new talents, so where exactly do you think the issue is? The opposite of knowledge is not illiteracy, but the illusion of knowledge.
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" Correction: Around July 2025, GGG published its financial statements for the financial year ending September 2024, which included paying ~57m USD in dividends to its parent company. I know you trust the AI generated summary you posted in the OP, but the AI is wrong. It's a common occurance. Check your sources. Like the news article you linked--the only references to 2025 in it are the article's post date, and referencing PoE2's early access being released in Jan 2025. |
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" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grinding_Gear_Games Except it's also included in other sources like wikipedia, which you can read on the bottom "GGG paid almost NZ$100 million in dividends to Tencent in 2025", which isn't before PoE2 Early Access and it makes sense, because where else you think they could come up with the 57 mil USD cash, while also they only had 13 mil left prior to PoE2 launch. Bottom line, after other expenses included taxes paid and the revenue PoE2 has generated so far, included PoE1 3.26 and 3.27 with now many more employees hired, the future or what PoE2 + PoE1 will be receiving solely depends on whatever cash they have left at disposal. PoE1 3.26 revenue has a lot to do what else PoE1 3.27 didn't receive through the holidays, because they're short on cash. Finally, one thing worth mentioning is that the $30 Early Access came with 300 points, which for many it was convincing / deciding factor to buy it, and many of them were PoE1 only enjoyers. Last edited by Kopogero#0635 on Jan 6, 2026, 6:24:23 PM
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First rule of research: always check primary sources. As it states on the wiki: "citation needed"
Insufficient. The opposite of knowledge is not illiteracy, but the illusion of knowledge.
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" Check your sources. Wikipedia is usually good as a summary, but they want their editors to include sources as well. In one part of the wiki page, no citation is given. In another part of the page, what's linked is https://www.nbr.co.nz/tech/grinding-gear-games-pays-nearly-100m-to-100-chinese-owner/, which is exactly the article I described above. The article doesn't say any of the figures are from 2025, they to "the year to the end of September 2024". The article's source? "Accounts filed to the Companies Office". The document being referred to? The one uploaded a day prior to the article, "Annual report 2024". If you believe they paid that amount in July 2025, or in FY2025 up to July, can you find a proper source for that information? I'm only seeing FY2024 being referred to. |
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