Comment on Mass layoffs expected at EA as the now-private publisher reportedly tells its new debt masters that it's going to cut $700 million in annual costs

rizzothesmall@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

• NekoKoneko@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  AI told me we can do it!

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• chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨week⁩ ago

  They’re not a game company anymore. It’s getting the Toys R Us treatment. They’re a debt vehicle. They’re gonna borrow against its value, place all the debt into EA while pocketing the cash, and let it die.

  If we’re lucky, they’ll sell off the studios and IP before cutting it loose.

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