After EA officially announced its sale, it caused a stir on overseas social media.Some players are worried that EA will bear huge debts, which will lead to the company focusing on using AI to develop games, reducing costs, further layoffs, and cutting off some games.And some players celebrated the end of the EA gay era.
On X, Grummz, a well-known anti-DEI promoter, posted that EA completed the privatization transaction, which means "EA's homosexual era is over."
He said: “EA’s gay era is over!
The acquisition has been officially finalized.In a deal of up to $55 billion, EA is now under a consortium involving Jared Kushner and Saudi Arabia.
It is almost certain that EA will no longer continue the so-called "political correctness" and DEI (diversity, fairness and inclusion) gimmicks.This is not simply because of Saudi or Kushner’s personal beliefs, but because these strategies do not bring profits.
This deal is a leveraged acquisition, which means that EA has debts to complete the deal, which will force the company to focus extreme on profits and growth.
The core logic of this acquisition is that investors believe that they can make more money than they go public through privatization.Listed companies have to bear a lot of market sentiment, including the influence of "cancel culture", while private companies are much less.
I predict that EA's Bullshit is about to end and will focus more on the game itself in the future.”
Two anonymous EA employees revealed that they were very worried about the acquisition, one was worried about layoffs, and the other felt that it felt like "the end of all women in EA and LGBTQ+ developers":
However, there are also a large number of players in the comment area who believe that although EA has completed privatization, it is possible to get rid of political correctness (but EA CEO promises that the company's values will remain unchanged), a large number of players are worried that although DEI is gone, other things may be added. Some people also say that as long as investors don't understand the game, it is actually the same if anyone changes...
Currently, AI statistics show that the opinions of mainstream players (including game enthusiasts, content creators and industry commentators) on overseas social media are obviously polarized, but overall tend to be more opposing voices.
Opponents account for about 70%, mainly concerned about the moral issues brought by Saudi funds, the "skinning" of companies after privatization (launched employees, cut games) and further decline in game quality, and worrying that game content may be affected by geopolitical influence or more radical monetization.Private equity acquisitions (especially leveraged acquisitions) are regarded as "vampire deals" that predict large-scale layoffs, cancellation of single-player games, and priority for short-term returns.
Supporters see it as an opportunity to get rid of Wall Street's quarterly pressure and possibly improve long-term development.While short-term confusion may occur (such as layoffs, cancellation of single-player games), it may be better in the long run, such as more creative freedom.
