| HappySqurriel said:
That and people need to consider the target platforms ... The Unreal 4 and Cryengine 3 will be targeting next generation gaming platforms for use in full priced ($60) retail games, while Unity will be targeting iPhone/iPad, Android, and systems like XBox Live Arcade, Wiiware and PSN. If your Crytec or Epic and you're showing off a video of how your next generation game engine will run on $5000 PC it should be far more impressive than what is being show off for Unity targeting the iPad ... |
Unity 4 is their big high end DX11 push actually, they are trying to show that they can scale to the high end, the demo is likely running on a $3000 PC. And the first game to show off UE4 is a free 2 play PC game, and will scale to mobile. Crytek are pushing heavily into the f2p space as well especially now they are pushing their "core gamer" social network GFace.
"Unity Technologies, provider of the Unity multi-platform engine and development tools, is excited to announce Unity 4, the next generation of the Unity development platform. The launch of Unity 4 demonstrates the platform's AAA push that levels the playing field between the largest and the smallest studios, enabling anyone from the most indie game designer to the biggest multinational AAA studios to develop amazing groundbreaking games, and effortlessly deploy to multiple platforms. Customers who pre-order Unity 4 will be offered early access to the Unity 4 beta.
Unity 4 includes an overhaul of the Unity engine and tools suite to accommodate critical new features such as the highly anticipated all-new Mecanim character animation system, DirectX 11 support, hypermodern mobile graphics, and the addition of Adobe® Flash® and Linux as new publishing platforms. These new features and improvements comprise the first in a series of Unity 4 releases that will empower developers with the first truly democratic AAA game engine."
http://www.marketwire.com/press-release/the-next-generation-of-the-unity-game-engine-unveiled-1670512.htm
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