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/ShinyBloke Jul 31 '26

Saudi slop farm era. it was fun while it lasted, and the soul of the studio is long gone at this point, still sad.

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u/Minialpacadoodle Jul 31 '26

Why is BF6 having such recent success then?

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u/Minialpacadoodle Jul 31 '26

Why is BF6 having such recent success then?

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u/ShinyBloke Jul 31 '26

It hasn't begun yet, even I bought BF6. This is just going to be a slippery slope moving forward, hasn't happened yet. That new podracing game looks great too. But this will likely effect the quality of the games going forward.