EA Sell-out to Saudi Arabia

[J4MES OX4D 10,385]

Oof! Greed meets greed and worse

Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal

WWW.BBC.CO.UK

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EA is known for making best-selling games such as EA FC, The Sims and Mass Effect.

 

[Luseth 2,151]

I honestly don't think much will change, the games won't improve but they will want to continue making a profit, this is all part of them trying to diversify income by moving away from just oil.

 

They have taken steps into the gaming industry elsewhere and I suspect they may push esports more on the EA titles as well.

[J4MES OX4D 10,385]

2 hours ago, Luseth said:

I honestly don't think much will change, the games won't improve but they will want to continue making a profit, this is all part of them trying to diversify income by moving away from just oil.

 

They have taken steps into the gaming industry elsewhere and I suspect they may push esports more on the EA titles as well.

Nothing will change in terms of leadership but I think they will be more aggressive with monetisation to try and overturn their debt as quickly as possible - something Microsoft seem to be struggling massively with after the Bethesda and Activision buyouts. A new Battlefield game every year has already been announced for the near future and I wouldn't be surprised if this was a condition for the takeover to be completed. 

 

I also think this will finally be the final nail in the coffin for BioWare, certain design philosophies and see a huge shift to live service exclusively.  Another concern is kernal-level material going to yet another continent.  

[Deby 21]

RIP mass effect 4 ( i hope not)

[Luseth 2,151]

I do wonder if with the 'inclusivity' in Mass Effect and Dragon Age with regards to genders and same sex relationships if the next games do come to fruition if we will see that side of things scaled back in the next games.

 

That said I think this purchase is about the multiplayer and esports side of things and can see a lot of their single player stuff disappearing over the coming years.

[J4MES OX4D 10,385]

5 minutes ago, Luseth said:

I do wonder if with the 'inclusivity' in Mass Effect and Dragon Age with regards to genders and same sex relationships if the next games do come to fruition if we will see that side of things scaled back in the next games.

 

That said I think this purchase is about the multiplayer and esports side of things and can see a lot of their single player stuff disappearing over the coming years.

I think they will ultimately sell off BioWare and it'll be the correct decision for all parties. The studio has been a mess for well over a decade with several high profile departures and below-par games in terms of quality and the number of players. The new owners wont support a lot of the material in these games and the developers wont be willing to work for a company that don't share the same ideas or have their creativity restricted. I think the upcoming Mass Effect may get to market under EA considering how much money they've bankrolled BioWare over the years but I reckon they will go their separate ways eventually.