In 2009, Disney paid $4 billion for Marvel and, not long after, spent the same eye-watering sum to acquire Lucasfilm and the rights to Star Wars. Over a decade later, the House of Mouse is making a similarly seismic move in the world of gaming by spending $1.5 billion on a stake in Epic Games and creating a "persistent universe" that is, essentially, the virtual Disney World of your dreams.
For those looking to immediately dive into a Disney-verse in Fortnite, however, all that we have right now is market-speak. But it's important to lay out exactly what Disney is promising at this early stage.
