Developers not working in video games will soon pay a per-seat licensing fee to use Unreal Engine.

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… The news came from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney himself in a presentation at Unreal Fest 2023. …

… He claimed that the pricing model will not be “unusually expensive or unusually inexpensive,” and that its pricing structure will be similar to subscription services like Maya or Photoshop. …

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
    32·
    11 months ago

    The article states that Epic intends to keep the game dev pricing unchanged. Free up front, then 5% after the first million dollars in sales.

      • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlEnglish
        20·
        11 months ago

        I’m pretty sure Unity showed, quite clearly, that a bait and switch is a bad idea. Plus, Unreal is going after big titles. You don’t fuck with companies that make big titles.

        • Zanshi@lemmy.worldEnglish
          121·
          11 months ago

          Unity was too greedy at once. It tried to make devs pay retroactively. Unreal just needs to not do that and can still be greedy. Who’s to say they won’t do incremental pay increases over a few years to make devs more accustomed to price increases?