In September 2025, EA confirmed that it was set to go private as part of a $55 billion (£41 billion) buyout. Amnesty International notes that "women continue to face discrimination" in the country, with "unfair trials" for criminal offenses remaining commonplace. It has also sparked a conversation around LGBTQ+ issues, as EA owns The Sims, a game with a huge LGBTQ+ community. It also owns BioWare, the brainchild behind both the Dragon Age and Mass Effect series, which also include queer themes. Dragon Age looks like it's been shelved, and there's nothing immediate on the horizon.