Players' opinions on the deal are divided: some are happy that EA will be gutted and sold off, while others are worried about The Sims and Mass Effect.
The public and analysts are actively discussing the deal to sell Electronic Arts to investors from Silver Lake, Affinity Partners, and the Saudi Arabian Sovereign Fund.
As journalists have learned, the new owners are going to actively use artificial intelligence to reduce costs and increase revenues.
Analysts believe that cost reduction will be a natural and expected step in order to quickly repay EA's $20 billion debt to JPMorgan Chase, which partially financed the deal.
According to Bloomberg, the huge debt will lead to even more aggressive monetization in EA games and massive layoffs.
Journalist Stephen Totilo was able to speak with some EA employees who are extremely unhappy with the deal. People are preparing for layoffs, and some believe that by selling the company to people associated with Saudi Arabia, EA CEO Andrew Wilson told all the women working there to go f*** themselves.
Players' opinions on the deal are divided: some are happy that the company will now be gutted and sold off, while others are worried about the future of BioWare, as well as the The Sims, Mass Effect, and Dragon Age series.
