r/masseffect • u/AccordingUse3172 • 7h ago

DISCUSSION Any Devs who could take over?

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So the news is a huge kick in the balls. Is that truly it then or would there be any chance EA could sell the IP? Honestly coudnt see it going to CD Project or Bethesda. Dk if there's anyone else who could take over ot will EA just let the franchise rot out of spite?

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u/godsdebris 6h ago

But isnt the Saudi company that purchased EA end up with a lot of debt from the sale? They could make some money back by selling IPs.

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u/LunaTheExile 5h ago

The IP in holding, even if they wouldn't do anything with it for the next 15 years is way more valuable to the company, than selling it. You can only sell once, and once that money burns out, thats that. Holding the IP keeps value up for the company and still holds the door open for future projects, once dust has settled.

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u/iceydude168 4h ago

Can't you just license it out? "Pay us $5m and 10% of the profits and you can make a Mass Effect card game" or whatever and they can keep ownership of the IP while turning it into cash flow

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u/LunaTheExile 4h ago

High risks for low returns plus a lot more corporate trickery on top, like tax writeoff issues etc etc. A dormant IP holds more value for the company than a potentially botched licensing with small returns. Sometimes just negotiating and managing third party licensing can cost more than what it is worth too.