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It turns out Saudi Arabia will own 93.4 percent of EA if the buyout goes through, which is effectively all of it (www.pcgamer.com)

submitted 5 months ago by inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world to c/pcgaming@lemmy.ca

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It's going to be such a hack job with this takeover.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago (4 children)

I wonder what they'll do with IPs like The Sims. I can't imagine they'll allow same-sex relationships, naturally, but I don't think they'll allow divorce, either. :S

[–] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

They might just sell the IP. I imagine they are mostly interested in the sports franchises.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 1 points 5 months ago

soccer, WWE, maybe UFC in the future is where all the money is at.

[–] COASTER1921@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago

I suspect that they'd be more hands off than you may expect (if they chose to keep that IP at all). The sovereign wealth fund is first and foremost interested in growing their investment value. And this has only been further cemented as MBS has continued to stripped wahabists of power to the point that they have almost no state involvement anymore.

[–] Honytawk@feddit.nl 1 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Doesn't matter, other games will replace them. Like InZoi.

Same happened with Rollercoaster Tycoon (Planet Coaster), SimCity (Cities Skylines)

[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah, I have those games, but I want to know what direction they'll take. I want to know how bold they would be if they wanted to.

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[–] Lemminary@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Saudi Arabia is a country with one of the strictest laws in the world. Why shouldn't anyone be suspicious of what they say or do? Why can't people have a healthy amount of distrust and skepticism of their actions if, as you said, they're trying to portray a different image of themselves to the world? Who says the mask can't come off under the right circumstances, like the shameless right-wing downturn of the US?

The Sims IP has always been one of the most welcoming and famous platforms for non-traditional values that directly contradict their country's principles. Because I don't know if you know, but homosexuality in Saudi Arabia is currently punishable by death. It's fair to imagine that some company-wide policy changes would take place when it's acquired to align with its own views, which also align with the Trump administration's crusade to eliminate liberal ideas. I mean, didn't they recently bribe him with a luxury jet? Don't you think they could have a broader joint interest at heart?

If franchises like Call of Duty have been targets of military marketing, it doesn't take much to imagine how a corporation from an authoritarian country like SA would at least attempt to rein in social values in The Sims if given the chance.