Electronic Arts will continue to release games in the “Star Wars” universe in “the right amount”
A few weeks ago, Disney announced a partnership with Ubisoft to develop an open-world game set in the Star Wars universe. Immediately after that, Electronic Arts announced that it would continue to work on the franchise even when the exclusive license expired. In the latest financial statement, EA CEO Andrew Wilson reiterated the Star Wars situation. According to him, the publishing house will continue to release games in this universe in “the required quantity. “
The executive said, “I don’t think you [the investors] have to worry about other people making some Star Wars games. This will not change our commitment to this intellectual property, nor will it affect our ability to create the required number of games. We had a wonderful partnership with Disney up to and including the exclusive agreement, which gave us the opportunity to build strong brands like Battlefront, Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes, Jedi: Fallen Order, and Squadrons. You should expect us to continue to invest in the Star Wars franchise. It has been very lucrative to date – $ 3 billion in net sales [of products and services] – and we are excited about what we can do in the future. ”
The executive said, “I don’t think you [the investors] have to worry about other people making some Star Wars games. This will not change our commitment to this intellectual property, nor will it affect our ability to create the required number of games. We had a wonderful partnership with Disney up to and including the exclusive agreement, which gave us the opportunity to build strong brands like Battlefront, Star Wars Galaxy of Heroes, Jedi: Fallen Order, and Squadrons. You should expect us to continue to invest in the Star Wars franchise. It has been very lucrative to date – $ 3 billion in net sales [of products and services] – and we are excited about what we can do in the future. “
