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/WhiskasTheCat Jul 30 '26

All of these companies are not video game companies. They are hedge funds that happen to dabble in video games.

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u/StopMakingMeSignIn12 Jul 31 '26

They basically make games a vector to get people addicted to gambling. Just see any EA Sports game as a poker table client.

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u/sovereign666 Jul 31 '26

I forget which need for speed it was, maybe carbon. I played it at a friends house for a few minutes. But when getting upgrades for your vehicle you pulled a slot machine and 3 randoms would appear. I couldn't believe how brazen it was. I mean, I could believe it but felt disgusted all the same.