Rumour: Amazon to buy EA

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Amazon is reportedly making an offer to buy EA (updated) - KitGuru

Please see the updates at the bottom of the page. EA has been in and out of acquisition rumours for

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According to Kirk McKeand, a games journalist working with GLHF, a games media company that seems to specialise in esports, Amazon will announce plans to acquire EA later today. This will be a formal offer, and then it will be up to EA to decide on the offer. The report does not seem to claim that EA has already accepted a buyout offer.

Reports refute rumors of Amazon buying Electronic Arts

Though it’s been rumored Amazon will announce today that it’s put in a formal offer to acquire Electronic Arts (EA), the publisher behind Apex Legends, FIFA, Madden, and more, it’…

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I'm not seeing the synergy myself.

 

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and into next year there aren't many people who are going to be able to afford to game,

The cost of PC or console gaming once you have the hardware is absolutely trivial.