EA's decision is absurd. Let's be honest: it's theft. Especially since the claim that Anthem is an online game is a blatant lie.
Anthem is a single-player game with co-op as an option. An online profile and a server connection are required for one purpose only: selling skins.
EA should understand that their decision will be remembered and will mean that many people will never buy another EA game again, and EA is wrongly expecting the new Battlefield to reach 100 million players. Muhahaha. It won't even reach 10 million because, essentially, after abandoning what's good—real servers like in BF3 and BF4—new versions could stop working at any moment. However, thanks to players, Bad Company 2 still has a multiplayer mode.
So what's the point of buying a game that will stop working in the future?
Unfortunately, the "men in ties" are wrong. The younger generation is playing less and less. They prefer smartphones and TikTok. Old players, however, have plenty to play and don't need new games.