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Re:Godot 4.0 gets SDF based real-time global illumination by echelon on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:46AM (#23669036)
Why would Epic put money into an open source competitor?

I could see funding open source that is complementary or, perhaps better, something your competitor makes money on. But this?

I was looking into Unreal for my next project, but Godot looks amazing. And they won't take a cut of my profits. It might do everything I need.

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Re:Godot 4.0 gets SDF based real-time global illumination by chii on Sunday June 28, 2020 @10:50AM (#23669073)
epic's biggest competitor is unity. Godot competes more with unity than unreal engine, and therefore, it's a strategic attack on unity.
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Re:Godot 4.0 gets SDF based real-time global illumination by imtringued on Sunday June 28, 2020 @04:22PM (#23671747)
Unless you are selling millions of copies I don't think Epic Games would care what engine you are using for your indie game.
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