Venom wrote:Wedgie wrote:Photek wrote:Anthem fails, MS buy EA is what'll happen I reckon. MS have been teased to buy EA for years now.
What the fook?
It will never happen.
Never say never. Stranger things have happened over the years. Sony might be killing it this generation but Microsoft after losing the smartphone and AI game, are so determined to win a consumer-focused industry and they have so much wealth they will likely come out on top. FIFA included with Games Pass would be a killer move.
MS have had wealth for a long time. It’s games that they need.
Fifa under the deal has to be on all possible formats. It also wouldn’t be logical for whoever owns EA to put it on one platform. Last time I read that UT was worth £800m per year. Given that most Fifa sales are on PS then the majority of UT money is coming from that platform.
Like I said, buying BioWare if Anthem fails and EA have had enough would be a logical move as they have a few IPs that would fit in the MS portfolio.
But I highly doubt if Anthem tanks that the board of directors are suddenly going to decide that it’s best for shareholders to sell up as Anthem didn’t do too well. If Fifa 20 tanks and UT sales are done then that is a different story.