the rumor about EA to take over Xbox 360 business

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#1 basem_fisher
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The Rumour: Want to know why Microsoft didn't buy Bizarre Creations (maker of PGR) and let Mass Effect creators BioWare join EA? It's simple. EA will take over the Xbox 360 project from next year in a partnership with Microsoft.

Verdict: OK, it doesn't take a genius to work out that this is highly unlikely, even in the minds of the most hardcore EA fanboys. Microsoft has been a little sloppy with its dev partners and EA is certainly growing, but the mega publisher going single-platform doesn't really make financial sense. EA is doing brilliantly selling its games to everyone right now, so why change?

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I don't know. They can't rely on the PS2 as a crutch anymore like they did last-gen. The Wii does less than xbox did for them last gen and the 360 isn't going to be the cash-cow the PS2 was for them. So you have to think where is the next growth? Competing with Nintendo's first parties? Not really. The PS3? Not worth mentioning. They are getting squeezed so I wouldn't be suprised if they don't think about a console. There's no way they'll come anywhere close to matching last-gen's revenue numbers through software sales, thats for sure.
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#3 superartan
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Bizzare joined Activision not EA.
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That rumor is totally bogus.
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#5 LordAndrew
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Did you just make up this rumor?
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#6 Locke562
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Wait.. There are EA fanboys?
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Wait.. There are EA fanboys?Locke562

They must be pro at sport games :P
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#8 EvilTaru
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Did you just make up this rumor?LordAndrew

Probably taken from GAF.