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Electronic Arts is dead.

Posted by Sammich

on September 29, 2025, 10:03:18

Acquired by a PE consortium that includes Kushner and Saudi Arabia. They're going to tear the place down to the studs and use AI to try to leverage existing IP to be as profitable as possible. Even the most rabid EA hater around right now will be shocked at the shithole company it's about to become.

Also, the best thing that could happen for AAA gaming right now is an '80s-style crash. The problems are too pervasive to be solved by anything other than a nuke.

https://www.investopedia.com/electronic-arts-is-going-private-in-a-usd55-billion-deal-11820288

strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime

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Electronic Arts is dead. - Sammich September 29, 2025, 10:03:18

It doesn't include Saudi Arabia and Kushner... - longsnapper September 29, 2025, 11:15:26
Fortunately the whole economy is about to get such a crash. Should be a good time. * - doubledown September 29, 2025, 10:17:56
- One of my high school friends works in finance - Sounder September 29, 2025, 10:51:37
  - Based on...? - uofi1998 September 29, 2025, 10:53:25
    - a few factors, mostly the first two - Sounder September 29, 2025, 11:09:19
      - and the two main hospital networks in STL are both doing large construction jobs right now - VIV September 29, 2025, 11:17:14
        
        He told me that the hospital networks are poaching employees from each other - Sounder September 29, 2025, 11:19:04
    - Millions of people being cut off of medicaid* - ISeeDeadHawkeyes September 29, 2025, 11:00:04
It's not in the game* - Sounder September 29, 2025, 10:16:52
What are the problems?* - biclops September 29, 2025, 10:16:16
- pervasive focus on short-term profit over quality - Sammich September 29, 2025, 10:32:57
  - I know the Sims franchise has pretty well stagnated - Stu September 29, 2025, 10:36:50
    - You'd think a virtual world to escape from reality - Sounder September 29, 2025, 10:52:09
it hasn't been particularly good for a while, has it? - IlliniSax05 September 29, 2025, 10:08:09
- no, but this is really gonna kick it up a notch* - Sammich September 29, 2025, 10:12:00

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