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EA lost $6 billion in market value, following FC 25 & Dragon Age underperformance news (www.videogameschronicle.com)
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[โ€“] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 11 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Another way to see that 15% drop is hinted at in the article:

EA FC generates around $2 billion annually, Reuters reports, with around $800 million of that made up by Ultimate Team.

Loot boxes made EA $800M last year. It's easy to see why EA and other publishers demand MTX in games. Can we amend "Don't preorder" with "and ignore micro transactions"?

[โ€“] projectmoon@forum.agnos.is 9 points 2 days ago

@chicosuave@lemmy.world Pretty sure that ignoring micro-transactions has always been "a thing" to take a stand against. But of course, when it comes to the general public, no one ever does.