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An EA buyout by Microsoft makes no sense, says Pachter

Posted Sep 24, 2009 at 5:17AM EST by Karl B.

Listed in: News Tags: Electronic Arts, Michael Pachter, Microsoft, NFL, Reuters

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Always quick with a comment, Michael Pachter has weighed in on the rumor about Microsoft buying Electronic Arts. As far as the Wedbush Morgan analyst is concerned, the rumor doesn't hold any water at all.

In an email to Industry Gamers, Pachter said,

[It makes] no sense at all. One platform exclusives would likely nullify NFL exclusivity, could kill off all sports and other licenses. EA's value on one platform is probably half its value to a multi-platform buyer (such as a media company).

Pachter's opinion also got support from other analysts. Reuters, who first broke the rumor yesterday, also updated its own story with this comment from Trip Chowdhry, an analyst at Global Equities Research:

Our contacts just don't see Microsoft buying Electronic Arts, no synergies whatsoever, and also not Microsoft's corporate primary focus right now.

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Just because Microsoft doesn't own bungie anymore or too many high class companies doesn't mean jack.

Microsoft Game Studios is an excellent publisher, and you know when a game goes through them it will be a hit. Halo 1, Fable, Forza, etc. I'm also speaking in terms of PC gaming. Microsoft doesn't need EA, and strategically speaking they don't need exclusives. They make enough money off timed exclusives as it is.

Besides, when a game hits the 360 it has to pass by Microsoft anyway. They just choose not to throw their watermark on it like Sony does.

# bad respond from M$ — vizard00 2009-09-24 13:55

M$ will own AE if they accept but that will kill many games audiance , like fifa , NFL and NBA , i think thing like this should not be alowed bcz its not competetive and kill game market .

# ... — [DVSDevise] 2009-09-24 14:34

Yah this is what I thought too.

# AE? — truk 2009-09-24 15:09

american eagle?

# lol — vizard00 2009-09-24 17:32

# indeed — astaroth001 2009-09-24 18:49

this is the first time I agree with him and is the first time he says something real

# Screw Microscam — xxPI3TROxx 2009-09-25 00:41

load of nobeads

# ! — HIDEO KOJIMA 2009-09-25 06:52

NFL? There's no longer a choice when EA has exclusive rights to make NFL games.

# ! — HIDEO KOJIMA 2009-09-25 06:58

Stupid rumor, EA spent all their money buying out companies, that they themselves would get bought out too. The 360 would dominate even more if that were to come true. I hope it does come true, just so I can hear all the PS fanboys cry some more.

# I think he's right.... — Project D 2009-09-26 16:44

...BUT, since he just can't always be completely right, I don't agree with his reasoning. Just because Microsoft bought EA (hypothetically speaking) doesn't mean that automatically everything would become single-system-exclusive. Even MS isn't so stupid as to try that. But regardless, there's no way they're moving to buy EA so it's moot. I just had to disagree with Fudge-Pachter somehow.

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