MMO Business Roundup: EA’s buyout date, Roblox’s Q2 earnings, and PlayStation’s discs will (still) die
Electronic Arts' buyout by the Saudi Public Investment Fund is set for August 4th, pending final conditions, with the PIF set to own 93% of the company. Sony confirmed it will proceed with ending physical disc production for the PlayStation 5, despite industry pushback. Roblox Corporation reported a 36% year-over-year revenue increase to $1.5 billion in Q2 2026, though user migration to lower-monetizing games impacted profits.
- Entities
- Company: Electronic Arts
- Company: Sony
- Company: Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund
- Topic: Digital Distribution
- Person: David Baszucki
- Topic: Quarterly Earnings
- Topic: Mergers and Acquisitions
- Company: Roblox Corporation
- Platform: PlayStation 5
- Person: Lin Tao
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