The rumors came true, EA has officially announced that it will accept a US$55 billion privatization transaction.Funders include Saudi sovereign fund PIF, U.S. investment company Silver Lake, and Affinity Partners, founded by U.S. President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner.

However, the deal sparked a fierce backlash online, with social media awash with abuse.Many people even question the future of EA's game series, believing that EA's management structure may further deteriorate under the new leadership.

Some netizens pointed out that Silver Lake Capital, which participated in the transaction this time, is the company that was previously rumored to acquire TikTok.In addition, these investment companies are highly dependent on AI to handle business, which is considered to indicate that EA will usher in more layoffs in the future.

Bloomberg reporter Jason Schrier reported that the deal will leave EA with $20 billion in debt.As a result, the gaming giant will soon resort to cost-cutting, aggressive microtransaction strategies, and layoffs -- what will be EA's second round of layoffs this year.

However, some players do not agree with the report of Baizuo reporter Jason Schrier: AI is the future.

Another popular social media comment joked that the deal itself is "the most in line with EA" because EA has long been known for its greed and has been criticized for being more like a profit-seeking capital machine than a company that cares about video games.

So, what does this mean for series such as "Battlefield", "The Sims" and "FC"? Saudi Arabia is known for its conservatism, so the outside world is worried that more anti-DEI related changes will appear in games such as "The Sims".

With US$20 billion in debt after the transaction is completed, some commentators believe that not to have too much hope in EA's projects.The Iron Man game will likely never see the light of day, following in the footsteps of the Black Panther game that was cut in half.