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Kotaku: EA Looking To Sell Or Merge (Apple, Amazon, & Disney Interested)
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This was the same rumor that was floating around just last week. Nothing new here.
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Kotaku: EA Looking To Sell Or Merge (Apple, Amazon, & Disney Interested) Rumor - EA
Follow up from Comcast report, seems that EA still wants to merge or be bought: https://kotaku.com/ea-acquisition-apex-legends-star-wars-fifa-nbcuniversal-1848957274 This gives a high chance that EA might be acquired in the coming future. Make your bets.
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Comes from this same report
https://www.resetera.com/threads/co...universal-and-merge-the-two-companies.585818/
https://www.resetera.com/threads/co...universal-and-merge-the-two-companies.585818/
Would be crazy if apple. They're rumored to making a switch style hybrid console right?
A switch style device with real controls, iOS/tvOS-iPad OS games plus games exclusively for it (consoleOS I'd guess) on M1 would be really impressive tech wise
A switch style device with real controls, iOS/tvOS-iPad OS games plus games exclusively for it (consoleOS I'd guess) on M1 would be really impressive tech wise
Yeah it's pretty much covering the same original articleThis was the same rumor that was floating around just last week. Nothing new here.
Kotaku: EA Looking To Sell Or Merge (Apple, Amazon, & Disney Interested) Rumor - EA
Follow up from Comcast report, seems that EA still wants to merge or be bought: https://kotaku.com/ea-acquisition-apex-legends-star-wars-fifa-nbcuniversal-1848957274 This gives a high chance that EA might be acquired in the coming future. Make your bets.
Apple 🤔 .
I have to think about this longer on whether it would be good or bad.
Interesting though.
I have to think about this longer on whether it would be good or bad.
Interesting though.
I hope someone out of left field buys it, like they announce Domino's or Pepsi is buying EA
every cherry pepsi will now include a free copy of battlefield 2042
every cherry pepsi will now include a free copy of battlefield 2042
What's funny is that other outlets, that aren't Apple focused, are saying that Disney is the front-runner in this case. Not surprising, considering their current relationship. It is surprising in another way, since Disney wanted to do away with their own game studios.
But then again, EA has a lot more expertise in house than just developing games.
Still, fuck this whole consolidation of the industry.
But then again, EA has a lot more expertise in house than just developing games.
Still, fuck this whole consolidation of the industry.
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The original report itself says Disney pulled out of negotiations. Anyone saying Disney is the front runner didn't read the actual article.
It seems like ideally he should be pushing for something like what MS has, where Phil Spencer is an executive of the company and has pretty much full control over the gaming segment. No way any company looking at this purchase is going to let Andrew Wilson take over the entire combined entity.
Hope it's amazon and they force all EA studios to use Lumberyard.
If I had to suffer, then so must they...
Fun tip: I had a clause in my contract that explicitly forbid me from expressing public opinions about Lumberyard. What does that tell you?
If I had to suffer, then so must they...
Fun tip: I had a clause in my contract that explicitly forbid me from expressing public opinions about Lumberyard. What does that tell you?
I keep seeing similar takes, but is that actually true? They seem to have pretty good growth over the last 10 years. Are people confusing their hate for EA's games with how the company is being run here?
Amazon and Disney I could understand but Apple? Their apathy towards gaming is well noted given how incapable Macs are for it by design.
There's been a few rumors that they're working on a gaming console and it's a logical step for Apple Arcade. Wouldn't be surprised if Embracer was just buying studios to flip itself to Apple.
Yes someone saying that EA as a corporation has been "poorly run for decades" is insane hyperbole and typical resetera lack of self awareness.
Well, blame it on the ones writing their own articles for not actually reading the item on Puck. Which also mentions that Comcast was in talk with EA too, but that one fell through due "to differences in pricing and structure."
Or you know, reporting from another site that omits part of an entire article. For real, many sites don't use the original source, something that has bugged me for years now.
The Comcast deal hasn't entirely fallen through yet, it was the furthest along that didn't finish while they're still negotiating with Apple, Amazon, and other unreported companies.
EA has been ridiculously profitable over the last decade. Strictly from a financial perspective they have been excellent. Activision being the only third party publisher that operates at their level.
People keep bringing up Amazon, but outside of Twitch their gaming ventures have been rather limited.
I think Disney makes the most sense here. Someone there must be looking at all the game licenses they are handing out and is wondering "Why aren't we getting ALL the money from our IP?"
I think Disney makes the most sense here. Someone there must be looking at all the game licenses they are handing out and is wondering "Why aren't we getting ALL the money from our IP?"
I do too. I don't think Apple would be able to bring EA into their corporate umbrella, and I don't think Apple would want to buy EA for them to just be an independent company. They haven't done that outside of Beats, and even that team was slowly hollowed out to the point where it's mostly just another brand now
Wait, first you say it "hasnt fallen through yet", but then you say it has fallen through. XD
Besides, it literally says that in the Puck article. Are Wilson and/or Roberts going to come back to it? Maybe. There's still that chance, but for now it's definitely fallen through though.
I can see why Activision got bought before EA, so much of their revenue and basic business model is tied up in:
1. Practices a lot of countries may try to regulate (Ultimate Team)
2. Licenses that prescribe so much of what is to be made and what platforms it will appear on that there's no scope to expand it any further.
So it's a dicey one for any shareholder to buy into, and if you take those games out basically all you actually want is Vince Zampella and everyone he want's to bring with him.
1. Practices a lot of countries may try to regulate (Ultimate Team)
2. Licenses that prescribe so much of what is to be made and what platforms it will appear on that there's no scope to expand it any further.
So it's a dicey one for any shareholder to buy into, and if you take those games out basically all you actually want is Vince Zampella and everyone he want's to bring with him.
There'd be a dark irony to it after those years of EA soft forcing people to use Frostbite
Yeah, my wording was pretty bad. The article states:
So it seems like the big three currently are Apple, Amazon, and Comcast.
I mean, I don't see Disney going for it anyway, because Chapek is looking to cut costs, since they're still reeling from the Fox acquisition and the money they lost on their parks because of COVID-19.
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Apple has reportedly been working on a console for a while. My guess is EA's IP wouldn't just be all phone games.
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Apple has reportedly been working on a console for a while. My guess is EA's IP wouldn't just be all phone games.
Right, yeah. That's what I thought. :)
Honestly, this may sound weird, but I'd rather EA not sell to any of them. Then again, I'm sure Wilson is looking for a massive payday/golden parachute, and he would most likely sell to Tencent for just that reason alone if the other deals don't work out.
Disney was rumored to be trying to sell ESPN off to Apple late last year. Apple definitely has sports related intentions. They got MLB games and will most likely get Sunday Ticket.