Disney boss urged to buy EA or a company like it, according to reports

But CEO “noncommittal”

Theconsolidation of the games industrythreatens to continue apace, as rumours surface that senior Disney staff are urging CEO Bob Iger to acquire a major game company, such as Deluxe Paint and Shaq Fu publisher Electronic Arts (who also publishBattlefieldandApex Legends, if I remember correctly). Apparently, the aforesaid senior executives think Disney are losing out for merely licensing Disney properties to developers, but Iger is said to be “noncommittal”.

Asked about these potential acquisitions during an earnings call last summer, EA CEO Andrew Wilson declined “to comment on rumors and speculation from some small red media outlets”, adding that “I don’t think we could be in a stronger position as a standalone company”, which you could read a number of ways. Is the subtext that EA are ripe for the plucking, or that they’re stronger as an independent operator?