Former EA COO says EA is in 'investment mode,' focusing on digital distribution
by Ben Gilbert 
on Jun 19th 2009 3:00PM
Right before
hitting the ol' dusty trail for Playdom, now ex-EA COO John Pleasants sat down with
Reuters for an interview all about the future of EA. In it, he speaks to the multifaceted future of EA (especially with regards to business models), as well as the importance of EA's current "investor mode," saying the company will announce new deals with various social networking services "some time in the near future."
Though we're not sure if the recent change in guard from Pleasants to Microsoft alum John Schappert will alter what the ex-COO said to Reuters, things like the
recently announced Tiger Woods PGA Tour Online point to "not likely." This isn't exactly a dramatic change from
statements that Pleasants has made in the past regarding the company's business strategy, so it remains to be seen whether or not Schappert will steer the EA ship in another direction or stay the course.
[Via
Edge]
