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0 pointsandrewparker4y ago0 comments

Creation layer of the stack: Unity or Unreal.

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I'm surprised they didn't snap up Unity before it went public. C# is the main language, cross platform deployment that goes well with .NET's new cross platform story and there are strong commercial markets for Unity like Movies, TV and Architecture that could benefit from Microsoft's enterprise sales force and relationships.

HeavyStorm4y ago

Visual Studio is still there, although losing market share

zeusk4y ago

To Visual Studio Code

pjmlp4y ago

There is no better alternative for Windows and console game development, except C++ Builder and Delphi.

Even Google now ships VS plugins for Android game development and Stadia.

kizer4y ago

Next headline: MS to acquire Epic Games? Tencent is in the way there.

Really, I could see them launching their own engine. Think of all the studios and talent they have now. They have the engines behind Halo, CoD, WoW, Overwatch. Could build an Unreal competitor.

GuB-424y ago

Microsoft already has id Software! Epic Games historical competitor. id Software has Quake, Epic Games has Unreal.

id Software is not the company it once was, but they still make engines. idTech 7 is their last one, powering Doom Eternal.

terafo4y ago

idTech is cutting edge tech. Their team is one of the best in the industry, second to none, competing with Epic, Insomniac and Naughty Dog. But it is not engine for general use, not now. It does one thing(FPS), and does it extremely well. But it lacks tools that you would need to create games of another genres. Things like advanced animation tools, dialogue systems, quest systems, ways to handle vast open worlds, etc.

idTech would be great for Halo and Call of Duty. But it isn't great for The Elder Scrolls, Starcraft, Gears, and many different games Microsoft Studios are working on. EA already tried to make every studio to use Frostbite for every single game and ended up with disasters like Dragon Age Inquisition and Mass Effect Andromeda.

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Hamuko4y ago

Tencent and Sony have investments in Epic Games, not sure if either party wants to start selling to Microsoft.

skinnymuch4y ago

Yeah it wouldn’t happen. Them two being the two biggest gaming companies too.

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