the two have worked together before with contractors like ILM as an intermediary but this will mark an experiment of the two companies directly doing production together and is thus a great compatibility test.
disney needs more diverse revenue streams and live vfx via unreal is becoming more and more essential to both their film/tv production and the parks. epic is feeling the squeeze on engine licensing revenue and AAA contraction will hurt it big time.
they merge and relist on the NYSE, tencent gets paid back in shares of the new company, everyone is happy. (tencent is feeling sheepish about their investment portfolio in games rn as well which means there's potential for them to be interested)
look like walt disney world quest: magical racing tour hd remake might just be back on the menu after all
