“EA owns all the IPs. They own Dragon Age, they own Mass Effect, they own Jade Empire. That doesn’t change the situation, really, at all.”
Darrah believes that EA’s current focus on cost control might eventually shift to revenue generation, which could make selling dormant IPs more appealing. This speculation gains weight considering EA’s recent acquisition by a private investment consortium for $55 billion, which aims to leverage artificial intelligence for cost management.
The gaming community remains anxious about the future of these franchises. There is curiosity about whether the investment group’s significant debt might prompt the sale of BioWare’s IPs to other developers or even back to BioWare under a new banner. Meanwhile, the uncertainty leaves fans and developers alike pondering the possibility that Mass Effect 5 may never materialize.
“Chances are there never will be [any BioWare games within EA], which might make them more likely to sell off those IPs.”
For now, the fate of BioWare’s storied IPs remains undecided, with the gaming world eagerly awaiting EA’s next move.
Article Source: www.ign.com
