"The developer starts off the yearly check-in with a statement that attempts to address concerns about the future of The Sims, historically one of EA's most inclusive and culturally diverse franchises. This, of course, comes in the wake of last year's bombshell that EA is being taken private by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF), alongside investment firms Silver Lake Capital and Affinity Partners."
"Understandably, many raised concerns about what EA's new ownership would mean for its people, and portfolio of games. The news is concerning for The Sims in particular, a series that's long embraced diversity and inclusivity, and has historically been popular among women, people of colour, and members of the LGBTQ+ community."
""Our Sims team's creative control, guided by our values of inclusivity, choice, creativity, community, and play, has not changed," the post reads, though without referring to the buyout directly at any point. "These values inspire the decisions we make each and every day as we plan for today, tomorrow, and the future.""
EA agreed to be taken private by a coalition led by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund (PIF) with Silver Lake Capital and Affinity Partners in a $55 billion acquisition approved by shareholders and due to close by the end of June. Many raised concerns about what new ownership would mean for EA's people and game portfolio, especially for The Sims given its history of diversity and inclusivity. The Sims team states that creative control remains guided by values of inclusivity, choice, creativity, community, and play. The developer is working on a family of new Sims experiences for PC, console, and mobile, with not every experience appearing on every platform to allow distinct, focused offerings.
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