misk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 天前Saudi Fund to Own Almost All of Electronic Arts After Buyoutwww.wsj.comexternal-linkmessage-square38linkfedilinkarrow-up1193arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1193arrow-down1external-linkSaudi Fund to Own Almost All of Electronic Arts After Buyoutwww.wsj.commisk@piefed.social to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 7 天前message-square38linkfedilinkfile-text
https://archive.ph/2025.12.02-183650/https://www.wsj.com/business/deals/saudi-fund-to-own-almost-all-of-electronic-arts-after-buyout-661e92be
minus-squareembed_me@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14·6 天前Plausible except the part about good, affordable games
minus-squareGrumpy@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·6 天前Yeah. If there’s a Saudi that is rich enough to buy EA on a whim, he’d definitely think $1000 for a game is very cheap and don’t understand what pricing issue exists.
minus-squareregedit@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 天前Right? Capitalism gotta capitalize on all that capital, sitting around in our bank accounts, when it could be sitting around in THEIR bank accounts!
Plausible except the part about good, affordable games
Yeah. If there’s a Saudi that is rich enough to buy EA on a whim, he’d definitely think $1000 for a game is very cheap and don’t understand what pricing issue exists.
Right? Capitalism gotta capitalize on all that capital, sitting around in our bank accounts, when it could be sitting around in THEIR bank accounts!