Quote fromSo every moment Diablo 3 isn't out and being bought and played by those people who play WoW as well, Blizzard is loosing money, hitherto I've found no real reason to delaying Diablo 3 because of WoW subscriptions intentionally.
That's ridiculous. They make three million bucks each and every day in revenue from WoW, and most of that is profit. Another fantasy title (with psuedo-MMO features) would absolutely cut into that, and the math just doesn't work when you consider the idea of replacing even a small fraction of that subscription revenue with a one-time box sale. A Science Fiction RTS doesn't compete with WoW directly, which is why you will see SC2 soon.
They aren't losing a thing - but they are keeping the fanbase in suspense and, more importantly, warehousing some of the best developers in the industry without having to compete with them at another studio.
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