Disney to take $1.5B stake in Epic Games

haunter wrote: post #3

Epic does what Facebook couldn't. The Metaverse is real I bet Zuck never ever played an actual video game in his whole life https://compote.slate.com/images/760b74a3-7156-4dbe-90bd-b02...

Also, game dev is hard. Engine dev is really hard.

There is a growing graveyard of games/devs suffering from bespoke engine woes instead of just using Unreal...

Re: Disney to take $1.5B stake in Epic Games

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Post by Animats » Wed, Feb 07, 2024, 10:31 PM UTC

Wow! What will Disney do to Unreal Engine's pricing plan? Does Sweeney remain in charge?

Re: Disney to take $1.5B stake in Epic Games

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Post by GuestHNUser » Wed, Feb 07, 2024, 10:33 PM UTC

brucethemoose2 wrote: post #4

haunter wrote: post #3

Epic does what Facebook couldn't. The Metaverse is real I bet Zuck never ever played an actual video game in his whole life https://compote.slate.com/images/760b74a3-7156-4dbe-90bd-b02...

Also, game dev is hard. Engine dev is really hard. There is a growing graveyard of games/devs suffering from bespoke engine woes instead of just using Unreal...

> There is a growing graveyard of games/devs suffering from bespoke engine woes instead of just using Unreal...

Is there? I can't think of any examples that come to mind. Most indie devs I know that roll their own engine have no regrets. I am curious who comes to mind that says otherwise publicly?

Re: Disney to take $1.5B stake in Epic Games

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Post by berserk1010 » Wed, Feb 07, 2024, 10:34 PM UTC

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Re: Disney to take $1.5B stake in Epic Games

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Post by vineyardmike » Wed, Feb 07, 2024, 10:34 PM UTC

Epic games has the potential to be the virtual Disney World - just available to everyone on the planet instead of those with enough money to visit a park IRL. Disney has a great flywheel where their IP drives content, toys, and experiences. This is just the latest experience, and it’s something they can’t build themselves.

I bet you can expect more content on fortnite to be with Disney IP; skins, events, maps, everything. It’ll be a great way to promote new movies/TV shows with cross-platform events. Fortnite has already had great luck with this sort of thing, so it makes sense for Disney to want access to it. Maybe you’ll even see IRL Fortnite experiences in theme parks or a Fortnite IP based movie or TV show.

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Post by chr-s » Wed, Feb 07, 2024, 10:34 PM UTC

Disney use Unreal Engine for their dynamic greenscreen LED wall which they film The Mandalorian and others against. That's got to be at least as important as Fortnite characters.

Re: Disney to take $1.5B stake in Epic Games

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Post by j2bax » Wed, Feb 07, 2024, 10:36 PM UTC

I wonder if Apple has any regrets about its battle with Epic... Seems like they could have been a great launch partner for the Vision Pro...