r/pcmasterrace • u/3Sayndre 7600 - 7800 XT Sapphire - 32GB DDR5 • 9h ago

News/Article EA shuts down BioWare

https://variety.com/2026/digital/news/ea-layoffs-bioware-shutting-down-respawn-dice-star-wars-battlefront-3-1236918715/
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u/Rigman- 9h ago edited 8h ago

One day, hopefully, the parasite class will let go of this industry so it can finally fucking recover.

BioWare was gutted years ago and is a shell of its former self; this result is not really a surprise, but it still sucks to see once legendary studios close their doors. From that, skills fail to carry forward to the next generation, AI will continue to accelerate us toward further atrophy, and IPs remain locked in a vault inaccessible for the foreseeable future.

It's up to us indie developers of today to carry the legacy of this industry forward and hopefully restore it to its former glory. Tough times are still ahead, but I remain optimistic about the future.

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u/314kabinet 8h ago

You'd need to change the fact that the ghouls are the ones with the money.