Microsoft Might Be Forced To Purchase Epic Games!

[jacks81x]

dsister44 said:

jacks81x said:
While MS can certainly acquire Epic, I don't see it making sense financially. The company's value will decrease exponentially if acquired by MS as a lot of 3rd party devs will stop using the Unreal Engine with the concern that MS will only allow them to release their games on the 360. Also, the use of the Unreal Development Kit is free of charge to the public currently. Somehow I don't think MS will be as generous. They're going to lose a lot of support from small, independent devs as well who someday may become major devs.

http://www.udk.com/licensing.html

I might have misread the article but it sounded like they have to pay them. Unless you don't intend to sell it. Which most devs do. Am I missing something?

Yes, you do have to pay Epic royalty if you sell the game and make more than $5000, but the kit itself is free to use.  What I'm saying is that MS will most likely not keep those same conditions.  We all know how strict MS is when it comes to letting others use their tools.  I would not be surprised if MS makes the Unreal Engine proprietary and devs who want to use it will have to sign an exclusive contract with MS and only be allowed to release their games on MS consoles.