Andrew Wilson Literally Told All Women at the Company to “Fuck Off” — EA Employees Worry About New Owners

Players are split over the deal: some welcome EA being gutted and sold off, while others fear for The Sims and Mass Effect.

The public and industry analysts are actively debating the sale of Electronic Arts to investors including Silver Lake, Affinity Partners and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund.

Reporters say the new owners intend to lean heavily on artificial intelligence to cut costs and raise revenue.

Analysts argue that aggressive cost reductions would be a predictable, even necessary, step to help repay EA’s roughly $20 billion debt to JPMorgan Chase, which partly financed the transaction.

Bloomberg suggests that the large debt burden may drive even more aggressive in-game monetization across EA titles and lead to widespread layoffs.

Journalist Stephen Totilo spoke with several EA employees who expressed strong dissatisfaction with the deal. Staff are bracing for job cuts, and some feel that by selling the company to parties linked to Saudi Arabia, EA CEO Andrew Wilson has effectively told the women working there to go to hell.

Players’ opinions remain divided: some are glad the company will be stripped and sold, while others worry about the future of BioWare and franchises such as The Sims, Mass Effect and Dragon Age.

Source: iXBT.games