Nevertheless, Futher believes that the transition from state to private property will be changed by the source of ubiquitous requirements for consistently growing profits. “All AAA state -owned companies overestimated the“ return value to shareholders ”from care of all groups of interested parties, including labor,” he said. “Now it will be moved to save the company afloat among huge debt payments and maintenance [private equity] Owners. “
Sauda-ea Arabia
Analysts agreed that a large wild card that distinguishes this ransom from others is the participation of the Saudi State Investment Fund. For Saudis, who already own almost 10 percent of EA and minorities in many other gaming companies, this purchase “is largely devoted to the alignment of games and e -sports along with entertainment and sports as key pillars of diversification for the economy of Saudi life,” said Daniel Ahmad Niko Partners' Daniel Ahmad.
Nico studies show that the EA sports portfolio can be especially attractive to the Saudis; 33 percent of PC players and 44 percent of console players in the Middle East say that the genre of sports game is their beloved. Cole noted that these sports games also go well with existing investments in Saudi Arabia in the e -sports sector.
But Cole also warned that the participation of Saudi Arabia in a large American game publisher can attract the attention of the government, especially when it comes to data confidentiality. “Games can open a Pandora box with information about consumers and data collection, and I expect that in the first and continuing close attention of the US government this continues,” Cole said.
Analysts warn that the strict position of the Saudi regime regime in some social issues may also affect the content of some EA games in the future. Fitter said that the removal of the courteous material for the LGBTKI in the SIMS socially liberal franchise will become a “canary in a coal mince” for this kind of intervention based on content.
Van Drenunen said that Saudi Arabia’s investments are “connected with soft power” more than any specific games or content. This may mean the movement of some operations or events of EA to Er -Riyad, as well as “stronger emphasis on global cultural coverage” for EA titles. Due to the fact that Saudi money is underploring the risk, “the pressure on the public profit will facilitate, even despite the fact that the pressure to increase cultural significance,” he said.
Nevertheless, whether this will be a question of whether it will remain Saudis or other new private owners in order to directly intervene in the daily activities of EA. “The best case of the scenario is that private joint -stock companies leave the company alone and allowed the lead to move forward as experts,” said the footer. “Buyers using borrowed funds are wildly risky (see: Toys R US), and the only winners in such situations – PE.”
