EA: Recession is a blessing in disguise

Has the benefit of clearing out the junk currently filling retail shelves.

Gamasutra reports that EA CEO John Riccitiello told a gathered audience at the DICE Summit in Las Vegas that the recession is "a blessing in disguise". He noted that it would allow the junk to be cleared from retail store shelves.

"Junk is hard to compete with," said Riccitiello. "We did get fat in too many places. It seemed like anyone who could draw a guy with a gun with a crayon could get funded. At least for EA, we got a little too fat, and a little too reliant on where things were."

"I'm not pro-recession," Riccitiello added, "but to quote Rahm Emanuel, 'never waste a crisis'."