They dont own the IPs though. EA could still theoretically make any Dragon Age or Mass Effect game in the future by any of their studios. Though it seems unlikely to happen at this point. This is why I simply think EA is just worse than a Square Enix for example who rid themselves of IOI in 2017 but let them have a lifeline in the form of the Hitman IP and we saw how that eventually worked out and saw the studio come out with a great hit this year.
Yeah, but this makes it very clear that they value retaining the IP more than they would have gotten for a complete package sale, an important thing to keep in mind here are the licensing deals, so for example if the Amazon series does well, they can expect a good check from them for every subsequent seasons that gets greenlit of the Mass Effect show.
If they would have sold BioWare with the IP, they would have to find a buyer that is able to take the liability that the studio has become into their books. I honestly dont think EA would have fetched a good price here despite how valuable those properties might be (or seem to us).
so for example if the Amazon series does well, they can expect a good check from them for every subsequent seasons that gets greenlit of the Mass Effect show.
The Amazon series had Bioware people working on writing it, it's likely going to die soon, it was an early project, those end up canceled all the time.
If they would have sold BioWare with the IP, they would have to find a buyer that is able to take the liability that the studio has become into their books.
Nobody wanted to buy Bioware presumably, it's indeed a weight more than a boon now. But if they would have sold it, they would have sold the IP with it (otherwise Bioware is really worthless). They didn't have buyers apparently
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u/GoodFellahh 8h ago
They dont own the IPs though. EA could still theoretically make any Dragon Age or Mass Effect game in the future by any of their studios. Though it seems unlikely to happen at this point. This is why I simply think EA is just worse than a Square Enix for example who rid themselves of IOI in 2017 but let them have a lifeline in the form of the Hitman IP and we saw how that eventually worked out and saw the studio come out with a great hit this year.