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Apple Reportedly Talked With Electronic Arts About Potential Acquisition
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Exactly, it's as if they bought Blizzard, dead gaming companies milking franchises.
Considering Apple's track record towards the gaming industry, they have absolutely nothing that could revamp a dead studio, other than cash, and which they are cheap as heck to invest with, as seen with their current music, arcade, news, etc services, even hardware like the studio display or most of their software quality lately.
Apple finally getting the right idea about how to bring quality gaming experiences to their M powered Macs and Ipads. Fifa, battlefield, Mass effect, Sims, dead space franchises etc will be great natively (optimised for M chips) on Macs rather than ported. Apple can also fund newer IP’s exclusive to Apple devices.
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EA is the most hated video game company….Why?
Do we really want EA behind a walled garden. How is this not a loss for gamers.
Microsoft has already declared war on the gaming industry. The consolidation of gaming studios to a handful of large companies is just beginning.
I was thinking same. Sims 2 continues to be at the top of the paid games list on the Mac App Store (UK) and even Phil Schiller said in one of the leaked emails that they could have a whole section of the App Store dedicated to sims.
The fact Sims 2, an almost 20 year old game, is the top seller on the MAS is either an amazing feat or a sad indictment of gaming on the Mac.
Here's a crazy thought, they screwed their player base for profit.. over and over and over.
To their defense, they are not the only ones clearly, but thank god a good portion of gamers have some dignity.
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Not even the worse thing MS will potentially do, wait till they hold their OS behind a subscription.
Maybe some we will stop hearing: "Mac's are not good for games." I look forward to that day.
Let's see.. if you had to guess, which one would be?
Tip: One of them is just your illusion.
They aren't singularly bad on it, but they are egregious with micro transactions, look at Plants vs Zombies made by PopCap, then look at Plants vs Zombies 2 made by PopCap after being acquired by EA...
Bearing by Phil's Courage, I'd say wish posting in a forum may do it.
That's more that can be said about lots of Apple's user.
I agree but should this be celebrated? I already have a PS5 and Series X with game pass. I’m not trying to game on a MacBook or my phone. I think Xbox made the push actually to compete with Apple. Own all the IP get a sweetheart deal on apples iOS platform.
This could be game changing, literally. Can’t imagine playing F1 2022 in my new Mac Studio and PS5 
This would be great. Toss all of the games on Apple Arcade and remove the DLC/IAP.
IAP/Loot Boxes/cosmetic DLC, full-price roster updates, exclusivity contracts, poor working conditions, and hostile takeovers of competing studios.
Yes, please bring the full sims game to the M1 iPad!
I agree it’s not something to celebrate. I’m worried that the direction here is that every developer gets gobbled up and thrown behind 3-5 different subscription services.
To acquire EA just to run it as is (or just make minor improvements) makes no sense, but perhaps Apple wants to quickly hire experienced programmers and developers for their virtual reality operating system (not to mention the sports licensing deals)?
I mean...hardware without software is a death knell...and Apple doesn't have a great track record (or any track record) developing games of their own.
I mean...hardware without software is a death knell...and Apple doesn't have a great track record (or any track record) developing games of their own.
Of all game company acquisitions they could consider, EA is probably the worst.
Maybe they could make it better, but why not go with one that has a better history/reputation and better games?
Then again, if their focus is on mobile games, then go for it. Mobile games are the worst, anyway, so this would be a fitting pairing.
Maybe they could make it better, but why not go with one that has a better history/reputation and better games?
Then again, if their focus is on mobile games, then go for it. Mobile games are the worst, anyway, so this would be a fitting pairing.
