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/Joyful_Damnation1 Aug 05 '26

These sort of purchases don't usually affect much. They own lots of things but don't insert theocratic bs in them. They have one interest and one interest only:

Make themselves richer.

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u/PumperThumperHumper Aug 05 '26

So, corporations don't suck up to new owners or shareholders, huh?

Well, allright then.

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u/Fit_Cicada_8113 Aug 05 '26 edited Aug 05 '26

None of the revenue-generating aspects of the company are changing. If they want money, and they do, they know to keep their mouths shut

I also think you guys overestimate how religious these powerful Gulf state guys are. They don’t give a shit about Islam lol. They love money, American money. Saudi Arabia is not Iran. Islam is like a hat they wear to keep their commoners from revolting. In private they drink, cheat, do coke, have gay sex and orgies, buy and sell the golden calf, let women run their affairs if they’re too busy with their debauchery, etc. They don’t give a shit that Mass Effect has gay sex and political commentary. They probably have no idea what Mass Effect even is. They literally just want the EA Sports cash cow. 

As other people have said, at worst stuff like Bioware would get spun off because it doesn’t make enough money, and I hope that’s the case so that owners who actually like the IP can take over. EA itself is the fundamental problem here