EA Games has been sold for $55 billion to the Saudi PIF and investment firms Silver Lake and Affinity Partners, owned by Donald Trump's son-in-law, Jared Kushner. The deal is expected to be finalized in the first quarter of the 2027 Fiscal Year, starting July 2026.
Huge buyouts like this often mean some kind of company restructuring. New owners usually abandon projects from the previous owners to favor new ones, which for a gaming company like EA Games could mean that some games planned for the next few years could be canceled.
It's too early to say if future EA Games and series will be canceled after this acquisition is concluded. Nothing is set yet, because the deal needs to be approved by governments first. Players, however, already fear that five specific game series will be under the new owners' crosshairs to get the scrap.
Mass Effect
"I’ve just lost all hope for Mass Effect 5," a fan wrote on Reddit, to a lot of replies of other players sharing the same feeling. "The biggest potential loss," a second added. I can, too, see the themes that surround Mass Effect, such as war and politics, being deemed too sensitive for a company to be partly owned by a government's investment fund.
"With any luck for consumers [...] the company is about to be gutted and sold off for parts, which could mean the IPs end up with new developers", someone else said, admitting their statement was "the only optimistic take I can dream up."
Command and Conquer
"Curious about what will happen with the Command and Conquer franchise," another player wrote, stirring more fear among gamers.
CNC hasn't seen a completely new title since 2018, only remasters and collections published on Steam and other platforms in the later years. The source code of many games in the franchise, like Red Alert and Generals, is open-source now, which likely means EA never had plans to bring the series back pre-acquisition either.
Star Wars Battlefront
Battlefront fans who had hopes of seeing a third game of the franchise don't think it will happen after EA's buyout. While Disney owns the rights to Battlefront and could find another studio to develop a new installment in the series, EA developed and published its first two games.
"There goes Battlefront," one redditor wrote. "I mean, they were never really going to make another one because they are so risk adverse[sic]," a second, hopeless fan commented.
Battlefield
Battlefield 6 is releasing on Oct. 10, and the EA deal won't change that. But players are sure that after that, the series will either change forever to generate even more profit with aggressive microtransactions, or that it will be abandoned for good.
"Battlefield 6 is made, and the bulk of the gameplay isn’t going to change. Monetization is for sure going to creep in though. [...] The next Battlefield however….. DOA," a fan wrote. Another player jumped in and predicted that even Battlefield 6 will eventually suffer. "It will then get some stupid skins and s***** paid battle passes."
Other people even made up satirical names for Battlefield games, given EA's upcoming ties with Donald Trump's son-in-law. They've come up with Battlefield MAGA and a Battlefield 7 with Antifa as the enemy.
Dead Space
Dead Space is another EA series that has been... well, dead, for a long time. While we got the 2023 remake, the last time a fresh title in the series was published was in 2013 with Dead Space 3. Those who had any hopes of seeing Dead Space 4 think this ship has sailed with the EA deal.
"RIP Dead Space," someone wrote. "Dead Space was (unfortunately) already buried," another fan replied. "Only time will tell, Saudis might permanently shelve DS for its themes or see it has legs and attempt a revival for western markets," a third one commented.
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