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

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/6374420

Excerpts:

… 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. …

    • @NegativeInfEnglish
      1•1 year ago

      The wait for Godot just got a little bit shorter.

    • @RoseOPMEnglish
      0•1 year ago

      Unreal Engine and Unity are open source as well.