r/masseffect • u/Rondine1990 • Aug 05 '26

NEWS Its official, Saudi-led group bought EA...

https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/aug/05/video-game-maker-ea-bought-by-saudi-led-group

I honestly fear for the open-minded future of our franchise. Mass Effect was a big part of my life, and I loved that it tackled topics that might be controversial in its own way. It was never in your face, but subtle enough to be believable... especially with the choice of a badass female Shepard.

Let's hope they don't meddle too much, too quickly...

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u/PhilosopherNo8418 Aug 05 '26

Not good news. Not because the Saudi's will force video game characters to cover up their bodies and stop gay romances and other weird concerns some people have expressed. But rather this buyout will mean there is no more hiding for Bioware. The new owners are investment firms including private equity. They are only interested in profit and will cut departments that are not making them money. Bioware have had multiple failures in recent years, it's not a profitable part of the EA business any more so will be at risk of closure. ME5 could be their last title, if Bioware even lasts long enough to finish the game.

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u/Dementia13_TripleX Aug 05 '26

...The new owners are investment firms including private equity. They are only interested in profit...

Do you mean like Bioware was doing with Anthem?

Andromeda suffered because of it. They released the game and then stop supporting it for people to stop bothering them, so they could concentrate in Anthem juicy loot boxes.

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u/PhilosopherNo8418 Aug 05 '26

Yep, and it backfired badly on Bioware.

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u/MatejMadar Aug 05 '26

Hey, maybe they close Bioware and Mass Effect to someone who knows what they're doing

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u/FoxyGoddessX Aug 05 '26

This isn’t true. Keep lying and projecting your racism

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u/PhilosopherNo8418 Aug 05 '26

I'm confused. What racism? What lies have I told?

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u/FoxyGoddessX Aug 05 '26

“The Saudis will force video game characters to cover up their bodies and stop gay romances”

Like come on man.

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u/Sablestein Aug 05 '26

Please get some reading comprehension.

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u/PhilosopherNo8418 Aug 05 '26

I don't think you understood the point at all. Never mind.