Publisher Take-Two announces a new game from a major franchise. The signs point to Borderlands 3 – with a similar focus as GTA Online, so a semi-MMO like Destiny or The Division.
Take-Two’s quarterly figures are out: The financial report for the fiscal year 2017 is here, covering April 1, 2016, to March 31, 2017. The numbers look good despite known flops like Battleborn.
Take-Two achieves strong revenue in fiscal year 2017 mainly thanks to GTA Online
Basically, it amounts to the fact that GTA Online is driving the cart forward thanks to digital revenues – with support from other titles like Civilization VI, Mafia 3, NBA 2k, or the WWE games.
In the last fiscal year, revenue increased by 26% to 1.78 billion USD. This is partly due to core players spending their money digitally – for example, in the online mode of GTA V.
Because GTA established this “games as a service” business model, Take-Two sees itself as a pioneer in digital distribution and is pretty proud of it. They have been an innovator with Grand Theft Auto IV and one of the leaders in this area.
Borderlands 3 could continue the path of Grand Theft Auto – release possibly next year
This could also be the way Take-Two pursues in the future. For fiscal year 2019, between April 1, 2018, and March 31, 2019, Take-Two plans these new games:
and a “new title from one of the biggest franchises of 2k“
If we now add one and one together, it supports the theory that “Borderlands 3 is coming and will be a semi-MMO like Destiny and The Division.” We have already presented this theory.
However: Currently, this is just a rumor, and it may take a while before we know more. The game is not expected to be presented at E3 2017. Take-Two does not want to make a big appearance there.
Another game from a major 2k franchise could also come … but if we had to bet, our money would be on Borderlands 3.
Here you can read more about our theory regarding Borderlands 3:
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