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ericneo3 t1_je86s9y wrote

Can they really afford to?

They like Ubisoft have been releasing duds now for a while and most of their senior staff at their studios left over the last few years.

Apex legends is currently keeping them afloat but that will wane and lose people overtime. If they screw up the next Dragon Age that will be the end of Bioware and if they screw up the next Battlefield that will be the end of Dice.

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lacker101 t1_je8g3th wrote

> Apex legends is currently keeping them afloat

This and sports microtransactions. If Apex wanes, and FIFA/Madden loot boxes get regulated they're massively exposed to risk.

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ericneo3 t1_je8mneg wrote

Exactly, countries are labelling loot boxes as gambling so that revenue stream will disappear soon. They also don't have the FIFA license anymore, so there is a good chance a competitor can scoop up that market.

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