Board:   [fsxNet] Gaming
Subject: Re: BIOWARE
From:    Arelor (21:2/138)
Date:    Tue Nov 03, 2026 10:41

  Re: Re: BIOWARE
  By: J0hnny A1pha to Dumas Walker on Sat Oct 24 2026 04:52 pm

 > DW> business decision to happen since that approval. :(
 >
 > EA is a business, I get it. But they are falling into the "double down on
 > what's making money now" (e.g. multiplayer) and so much IP will be left on
 > the table. Mass Effect, even legacy things like the Ultima brand, which
 > Richard Garriot has some ownership soon, i think? I don't know if Soverign
 > Wealth is going to fix their bad decision making... Sucks. Well, at least
 > we'll get some more Star Wars games?

The Bioware we had this year is not the Bioware that gave us Baldur's Gate, KOTOR or Mass Effect. Chances are anything new from them for any of their flagship franchises would have been bad or, considering their recent record, not been profitable.

I am personally not disappointed myself because as far as I am concerned the golden days were long gone.


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