By using this site, you agree to our Privacy Policy and our Terms of Use. Close
Munkeh111 on 20 February 2010
Edit Thread
Xelloss said:
S.T.A.G.E. said:
Xelloss said:

If Sony was smart, they would find the financing to pick up Epic, and partner Epic with their hardware division. Ie: Have the best engines, tools and middleware available pre-launch for the PS4 to guarantee that the PS4 isnt a repeat of PS3.

Hrmm....Sony and a PC company? nahhhh. Microsoft has much better relationships with them.

Epic isnt a PC company. They are a middleware/hardware support company. The hardware they support, happens to include most major PC hardware, but they are not a "PC company".  Engines, design tools, programming support, technical integration & etc for multiple platforms... that is what Epic does. Which is also exactly what Sony failed to provide pre PS3 launch, and along with poor pricepoint, is why PS3 suffered for so long.

 

Oh, and Epic occasionally builds a game based on their tech , partly for game profits but mostly to showcase.

Well Epic are expanding, but Epic themselves only have about 75 employees, I know GeoW was made so cheaply (like $20m) because they outsourced coding to China. So they are smaller than Naughty Dog, so you wouldn't expect them to release that many games actually. They do now own Chair entertainment (who made Shadow Complex) and People can Fly, so I think they are expanding to some degree to make more games, but they are mostly just an engine company....  UT 3 is certainly an example of showcasing, especially on the PS3 as around then people were having problems with the UE 3 on PS3