Bloomberg.com reports: The likelihood of a deal is "inconsequentially low," according to Doug Creutz, who said Electronic Arts derives too much revenue from Microsoft competitors Sony Corp., maker of the PlayStation 3 player, and Nintendo Co., which sells the Wii.
Doug Creutz is an analyst for Cowen & Co. in San Francisco.
New report from Skillsearch found that 22% of those surveyed had been laid off within the past 12 months.
It's a step forward for Stop Killing Games.
The Callisto Protocol director thinks the solution involves the right people, the right timing, and perhaps a little bit of AI
I don't agree with that. I WISH I could agree with that. But buying habits and customer opinions prove otherwise
We've seen developers in the AAA space try new things and ideas. More often than not, the customers aren't willing to give things a chance, or not enough people buy into the project for it to grow.
Creativity works better in the indie space because the budgets, pressures, and expectations aren't the same.
it's a nice idea and it worked during the PS2/PS3-era when AAA didn't cost hundreds of millions of dollars. smaller budgets and shorter development time left room for more creativity and more risk. a game didn't need to sell 4 million+ copies to break even. things are different now.
This is the guy who bragged about crunching his staff and having them work through the night. Crunch culture has lost more talent and done more damage to the industry than any other factor. Screw him.
"The likelihood of a deal is “inconsequentially low,” according to Creutz, who said Electronic Arts derives too much revenue from Microsoft competitors Sony Corp., maker of the PlayStation 3 player, and Nintendo Co., which sells the Wii."
If M$ were to buy EA or even Activision or Ubi, gaming as we know it would be over.
Even the worst fanboys here admits competition is a good thing. Does anyone thing this would be a good thing?
If this is true. EA employees should start getting ready for a massive lay-off once MS buys the company. That happens all the time.
If they bougth EA it wouldn't really be the same EA. They'd pay allll this money for the company, and then once they started choking off IP's to other consoles their revenue would tank. drop to at least 30% from what they normally rake in. Then you have stockholders and whatnot... It'd be a big mess not to mention a big blow to the industry as a whole.