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[Maverick827]

This isn't really a likely scenario. If EA were to go bankrupt, it wouldn't be overnight. It would be slow and gradual, something to be dealt with over time. When the call finally came, it wouldn't be a huge deal.

[turian councilor Knockout]

Be a happy man again, i've followed Bioware since 1997 and seeing EA act like d*cks it pisses me off.

[uzivatel]

I would miss many franchises.
Some of the big IPs would be probably bought by Activision, Ubisof or Zenimax, but I doubt it would be the same under different companies.

[Eternal Phoenix]

Nothing.

[Eurypterid]

IBPROFEN wrote...

I wouldn't care as long as they unlock my games(SP) from Origin so I could still play them when I want too.

Doubt that would happen, just like I doubt it would happen with Steam games if Steam ever goes under. If a company is going bankrupt, the last thing they're going to care about is unlocking/removing DRM from games that they'll no longer have any control over.

[KingJason13]

Sable Rhapsody wrote...

Ding, dong, the witch is dead! *dances*

This. Ea's evil reign coming to an end would be warmly recieved by my local peers and I... Perhaps some of the game developers Ea's dictatorial presence has ruined will finally be able to make a comeback! Ultima X anyone!?

[happy_daiz]

This is about as likely as me winning the lottery, which I must say, is infinitely more appealing.

Modifié par happy_daiz, 08 mai 2012 - 03:56 .

[billy the squid]

Run... The devil has clearly held up his end of the bargin, therefore it's time for me to make myself scarce.

[Naughty Bear]

I don't think i care, as long as i get Dead Space 3 and Mirrors Edge 2. The world can burn.

[Mylia Stenetch]

Hmm if EA went bankrupt. I think I would build AE: Arts Electronics, bringing new games and rehashes people never wanted.

[OBakaSama]

Pretty much the same reaction as Atomic. Sure, there's the human element of people losing their jobs (which in a strange way is good in that they have a job to lose; contrast this with people who don't have jobs), but if as a consumer it means I won't be playing certain games...just carry on.

Some franchises may cease as we know them, but licenses will be picked up by someone else. Certain IPs may be gone forever, though other games will be developed.

Frankly, the fate of a publisher is of less concern than a developer though I suppose the question is supposed to imply the loss of the developers under the EA banner.

[sreaction]

JasonRocker wrote...

Pretend for a moment. That EA has decided to close their stores and fire off their staff. No more Dragon Age or Star Wars. As they are now forever locking in a bitter dispute. Where will you go? What will you do? ?

I will pee on its proverbial grave.

[internaty inmortelaty]

I would thank god that one greedy company is down and ask when the rest of the greedy people are going to be extirminated?

Beyond that i will keep doing what i have bin doing for the past 6.000.000 years.
Trying to understand humanity.

Modifié par internaty inmortelaty, 18 juillet 2012 - 01:11 .

[Olaf_de_IJsbeer]

The hypothetical absence of EA would leave a void, which must be filled at some point. I can only wonder what greater evil will take the place of EA in that situation.

[Hayllee]

So, if EA goes bankrupt, are we saying that all of their divisions or whatever (Bioware, for example) don't have a chance? I would sigh, and go back to what I was doing. If companies did have a chance despite not being part of EA, I would cheer, and go back to what I was doing.

I'm pretty sure that made sense exclusively in my head.

[Lord Phoebus]

If it goes bankrupt, all of its IPs and properties will be auctioned off and sold to the highest bidder. Assuming it doesn't happen during an overall gaming collapse, most of the games they're working on will still be made, but by different publishers and with a delay as things get tied up in court and dev studios reform under a different coporate umbrella. There will certainly be some vaporware, but their sports franchises, Dead Space and probably Mass Effect IPs will continue. I suspect BioWare would be broken but most of the people would probably end up in the same studio.

I'd probably say something along the lines of, "That's what you get when fail to respect your consumers." Though I would feel sorry for the lower rung people who lost their jobs and couldn't get picked up by another organization (execs get no sympathy from me).

[termokanden]

I won't do anything in particular. I just hope we can still log on to all of our accounts and play our games. Probably not though. Sooner or later some gaming company/publisher is going to bite the dust, and then you'll see the real weakness of always-online DRM.

Modifié par termokanden, 18 juillet 2012 - 04:20 .

[BatmanPWNS]

Laugh my ass off.

[robertm2]

if ea goes bankrupt i will throw a massive party. rainbows will shine and unicorns will appear and hopefully less greedy producers will pick up all the developers who lose their jobs.

[Nameless one7]

Hope Bioware gets sold to Valve for them to pay off their bills.