LogInPrince Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud's alleged Steam profile briefly displayed the name "I bought EA."
The recent $55 billion purchase of Electronic Arts by a consortium of investors has split the gaming community into two camps, with the first one celebrating the acquisition as a net positive for both EA and gamers, and the second expressing concern over the future of the company, the studios it owns, and the games they produce.
One person clearly from the former camp is apparently none other than Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, a Saudi Arabian prince whose alleged Steam profile briefly displayed the name "I bought EA."
For context, the page in question was discovered more than half a decade ago, and because of its ID – Abdullah_Al_Saud – thousands of games, and thousands of dollars' worth of items in the inventory was immediately assumed by many to belong to Prince Salman, despite it never being officially confirmed.
Even Google brings up this page when you search for "Saudi Arabia prince Steam," reinforcing the community's belief that it belongs to a Saudi royal:
Shortly after the purchase was officially announced, the page's name changed to "I bought EA. ***** Next?" and "I bought EA," referring to the Saudi Arabia Public Investment Fund being one of the investors in the aforementioned consortium, alongside Silver Lake and Affinity Partners. Assuming the page does belong to Prince Salman, it is still unknown whether it was just a joke or if the royal – an avid gamer, by the looks of it – actually played a role in the acquisition.
And what are your thoughts on Electronic Arts being bought by a trio of investors? Do you see it as a positive or a negative? Let us know down in the comments!
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