{"id":87085,"date":"2026-08-04T16:27:24","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T20:27:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87085"},"modified":"2026-08-04T17:36:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T21:36:29","slug":"ea-has-officially-been-sold-and-what-comes-next-could-be-painful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/?p=87085","title":{"rendered":"EA Has Officially Been Sold, And What Comes Next Could Be Painful"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The blockbuster buyout of Electronic Arts has been completed, with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Public Investment Fund taking ownership of the gaming giant in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/unpacking-eas-55-billion-sale-to-go-private-what-does-it-all-mean\/1100-6535168\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.gamespot.com\/articles\/unpacking-eas-55-billion-sale-to-go-private-what-does-it-all-mean\/1100-6535168\/\">biggest leveraged buyout (LBO) in the history of commerce<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $55 billion deal includes billions in debt for EA, which has prompted fears of massive cost-cutting with projected layoffs, studio closures, and game cancellations. Nothing has been confirmed as of yet, however. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This moment recognizes the extraordinary people whose creativity, ambition, and passion have made EA one of the world&#8217;s leading interactive entertainment companies,&#8221; said EA CEO Andrew Wilson in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260804173096\/en\/EA-Announces-Completion-of-Acquisition-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.businesswire.com\/news\/home\/20260804173096\/en\/EA-Announces-Completion-of-Acquisition-by-PIF-Silver-Lake-and-Affinity-Partners\">official announcement<\/a>. &#8220;We&#8217;re entering this next chapter from a position of strength with partners who share our vision and ambition. Together, we&#8217;ll invest boldly, accelerate innovation, and build the next generation of games and experiences for the hundreds of millions of players and fans who inspire us every day.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;Entertainment and sports are key areas of strategic focus for PIF, and are among the fastest growing and evolving sectors around the world,&#8221; added PIF Deputy Governor and Head of International Investments Turqi Alnowaiser. &#8220;Together, the Consortium is uniquely positioned to be a long-term partner to EA&#8217;s management team in driving sustained growth and innovation<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blockbuster buyout of Electronic Arts has been completed, with Saudi Arabia&#8217;s Public Investment Fund taking ownership of the gaming giant in the biggest leveraged buyout (LBO) in the history of commerce. The $55 billion deal includes billions in debt for EA, which has prompted fears of massive cost-cutting with projected layoffs, studio closures, and&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":87087,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[56],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-87085","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-external"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87085"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=87085"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87085\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87088,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87085\/revisions\/87088"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/87087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=87085"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=87085"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vgvote.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=87085"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}