So will this make EA less evil or more?
They have shepherded so many great IPs, but also have been on the forefront of sleaze practices. There has to be plenty of money just squeezing those IPs or using the talent in making new things, but I have the feeling that we are going to see more of the same thing with super micro transactions.
Taking an entity private is expensive and typically only done if you intend to change the direction the entity is heading in a way that shareholders won't accept.
Accelerating EAs enshittification seems like it wouldn't require taking them private.
Rather it seems like the investors intend for a change in direction. What that is remains to be seen, but I read this as hopeful, not harmful.
