傳言成真,EA已經宣布,接受550億美元的私有化交易。出資方包括沙特主權基金PIF、美國投資公司銀湖資本(Silver Lake),以及由美國總統川普女婿賈里德·庫什納創立的Affinity Partners。

然而,這筆交易在網路上引發了強烈的反彈,社交媒體上罵聲一片。許多人甚至質疑EA旗下遊戲系列的未來,認為在新領導層掌控下,EA的管理結構可能會進一步惡化。
有網友指出,這次參與交易的銀湖資本正是此前傳出將收購TikTok的那家公司。此外,這些投資公司都高度依賴AI來處理業務,這被認為預示著EA未來將迎來更多裁員潮。
So EA and BioWare are now owned by Saudi Arabia, Trump's soninlaw and the trump-backed companies who just purchased tiktok. They're also relying on AI to recoup their investment quicker and Schrier says there will probably be layoffs. This fucking sucks.
— Kala Elizabeth (@kalaelizabeth) September 29, 2025
彭博社記者Jason Schrier報道稱,這筆交易將讓EA背上200億美元的債務。因此,這家遊戲巨頭很快會採取成本削減、激進的微交易策略以及裁員措施——這將是EA今年的第二輪裁員。
According to a new report from the Financial Times, EA's new owners (PIF, Silver Lake and Affinity Partners) will rely on AI as a way to "reduce production costs and increase EA's profits in the coming years," with the stated goal of absorbing the colossal $20 billion debt… pic.twitter.com/pGVEjhslrZ
— Battlefield Bulletin (@BFBulletin) September 29, 2025
但也有玩家不認同白左記者Jason Schrier的報道:AI才是未來
Development assisted by AI is the future.
— Zack (@Asmongold) September 29, 2025
It doesn't matter how many furry artists cry, it is inevitable
Anyone fighting against AI will, in 20 years, look just as stupid as the people who fought against the internet or against computers
另一條熱門社交媒體評論則調侃道,這筆交易本身就是「最符合EA風格」的事,因為EA長期以來就以貪婪著稱,被批評更像一個逐利的資本機器,而不是在乎電子遊戲的公司。
那麼,這對《戰地》《模擬人生》《FC》等系列意味著什麼?沙特以保守著稱,因此外界擔心在《模擬人生》等遊戲中會出現更多反DEI相關的改動。
而在交易完成後背負200億美元債務的情況下,有評論認為別對EA的項目抱太大希望。《鋼鐵人》遊戲很可能永遠見不到天日,步上此前被腰斬的《黑豹》遊戲的後塵。
If EA really is in $20 Billion worth of debt. I’m sorry, that Iron Man game will not see the light of day. pic.twitter.com/lurMQ5fc9O
— Cal (@SpIinterCal) September 29, 2025