Amid EA's unpopular $55 billion buyout, Baldur's Gate 3 director takes time "to remind people that making games faster and cheaper while charging more has never worked before"

Baldur's Gate 3 pale vampire elf Astarion, a man with curly white hair and red eyes.

EA, the publisher behind games like Battlefield 6 and The Sims 4, is on many a player's mind right now following the $55 billion deal that's seeing the company go private – and apparently, seemingly on developers' own, too.

The buyout has left countless communities and devs worried about the future, from The Sims 4 fans' concerns regarding potential layoffs to analysts' predictions of EA doubling down on live services and sports at the expense of "new ideas and innovation," so it's not surprising to see that Baldur's Gate 3 director and Larian Studios lead Swen Vincke is sharing his thoughts on points like game development speed as well as pricing now.