Following the shocking news that the Saudi Arabia-backed Public Investment Fund has acquired Electronic Arts for $55 billion, everyone has some thoughts.
People are already worried about what this means for the next entry in the Mass Effect franchise, and that's before even considering the report that EA was looking to sell BioWare.
There are certainly a lot of questions about what this means for the future of EA, as well as the industry as a whole. This year alone has felt like nothing but bad news. Heck, this week alone has been a gutpunch thanks to both the EA acquisition and the price hike for Xbox Game Pass.
Microsoft would even defend the price increase, telling The Verge that "We understand price increases are never fun for anybody, but we're trying to reinforce by adding more value to these plans as well." On the one hand, sure, you 're adding content (that not everyone will care about) and therefore, in theory, more value. As a side note, Xbox president Sarah Bond has recently said that Game Pass is both profitable and generated $5 billion in revenue last year.
Let's see what some other gaming CEOs have to say,...
