r/pcmasterrace • u/3Sayndre 7600 - 7800 XT Sapphire - 32GB DDR5 • 8h 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/donjulioanejo m2 MBA | also 5800X, 64 GB, 3080Ti 5h ago

It probably doesn't help that all the old guard (who just want to make good games) just get told to get with the times, or be labeled as toxic male gamer bros.

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u/NohFyoochur 4h ago

It's clear the focus from the C suite is not on what video game players want to play in their video games.

It's all about live service recurring revenue and looking good in the media for people who don't even play the games.