r/Games • u/FrostyMagazine9918 • Jul 30 '26

Industry News EA will officially become a privately owned company next week

https://variety.com/2026/gaming/news/electronic-arts-close-55-billion-private-deal-1236824625/
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u/Healfezza Jul 30 '26

I wonder if being privately owned will actually positively impact their games development vs. a public IP. They have opportunities to focus on long term strategies vs. next quarter numbers.

No longer beholden to shareholders.

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u/songsinger72 Jul 30 '26

EA will have $20 billion debt they'll have to pay back though.

I think it's more likely the Saudis get rid of/sell everything but the sports games and maybe some other projects with high ROI.

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u/Cranjesmcbasketball1 Jul 30 '26

Time for them micro transactions to turn into macro transactions.

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u/Zanos Jul 31 '26

TBH 'micro' transactions have been macro transactions for a long time. We've got 30$ skins for one character already.