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. …

  • spezz@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    111·
    9 months ago

    Fucking idiots. I swear, i dont know why we place CEOs and richer folks, in general, on a pedestal so much. Minecraft has longevity because its basically digital legos. Fortnite is a FPS with buildable aspects.FPSes come and go with the winds.

    • papel@lemmyf.ukEnglish
      6·
      9 months ago

      People have this tendency to associate wealth with knowledge, or business savvy. For many companies, it’s just a matter of “creative accounting” coupled with a psychopath CEO and lucking out. Epic lucked out with Fortnite Battle Royale, don’t forget their original “save world” was a total flop as a paid product