Sizing up EA's unprecedented $55 billion leveraged buyout, multiple analysts reckon the deal could result in termination or downsizing for some employees at the company and for many EA games or franchises that plenty of people enjoy, even if operating privately rather than publicly could give EA some protection from other industry hazards.
After this buyout, veteran industry analyst Serkan Toto of Kantan Games, speaking with GamesRadar+, expects "there will be an even stronger focus on evergreen IPs, blockbusters (fewer but potentially bigger games) and live services - at the expense of riskier projects, new ideas and innovation."
