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Re:John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing... by qwytw on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @02:36AM (#37829148)
> It constantly invalidates its own technology every 2-3 years

I'm not sure about that. Unity itself is not at all a particularly modern engine (just like most engines being iterations of something designed in the 00s or early 10s)

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Re:John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing... by gmerc on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @07:44AM (#37830884)
Rule of thumb in AAA: After 3 years devtime you are starting to pay serious debts by tech updates - that’s the descent into development hell.
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Re:John Riccitiello steps down as CEO of Unity after pricing... by reactordev on Tuesday October 10, 2023 @08:33AM (#37831235)
This. It’s easy to criticize or idolize from the outside. When you’re in it, any time spent beyond innovating is wasted R&D. It might be justified. It probably isn’t. This is one of the main reasons Unreal went open source. Let the community drive R&D on their own dime.
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