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posted by martyb on Monday August 24 2020, @09:54PM   Printer-friendly
from the Epic-Challenge dept.

Microsoft Issues Statement In Support of Epic Games To Remain On Apple Ecosystem

Earlier this afternoon, Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Gaming Phil Spencer issued a statement on Twitter declaring a desire for ongoing support for Unreal Engine within the Apple ecosystem. With many developers opting to use Unreal Engine over other proprietary development tools, suddenly shutting off access to an entire marketplace for gaming could have a huge impact with bifurcating mobile gaming in general.

The statement released today was prepared by Kevin Gammill, the General Manager for Gaming Developer Experiences for Microsoft. Kevin declared that the Unreal Engine provided by Epic Games, if not kept available on the Apple App Store for developers, would require Microsoft "to choose between abandoning its customers and potential customers on the iOS and macOS plattforms or choosing a different game engine when preparing to develop new games."

Previously: Fortnite Maker Sues Apple after Removal of Game From App Store
Epic-Apple Feud Could Also Affect Third-Party Unreal Engine Games


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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by PiMuNu on Tuesday August 25 2020, @08:43AM

    by PiMuNu (3823) on Tuesday August 25 2020, @08:43AM (#1041535)

    This is great - this is capitalism in action. The megacorps fight each other's walled gardens, and in so doing break *all* walled gardens. Win for consumer. Next we need government to step in if one wall gets too strong (looking at you, Amazon).

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