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Free registration at the forum removes this block.Amazon Lumberyard is available today in beta for developers building PC and console games. Mobile and VR platforms coming soon.
Right now, it's just another game engine (that's royalty and subscription free -- a pretty big deal, since your cost to market is now zero). I'm excited to see the upcoming extensions to support mobile and VR.
@splok
Those are very wise points. The question then is, will Amazon keep developing until they are a stronger competitor in the space? Or will they never beat Unity/Unreal?
I wager that they will. Time will tell.
That's how they look on the outside. They don't want to create resistance until it's too late. Standard tactic of war.
Calling Amazon a retail company is calling Airbnb a real estate company.
Some 20 hours ago they announced the release of a cross platform game engine, competing with the likes of Unity and Unreal.
The best part? It's totally free to use. You only pay for the Elastic Cloud instances running your game, serving requests. And of course, they are following it up with a free service to manage scaling, and integration with the plethora of other tools they have already released.
It also makes perfect sense why they bought Twitch for $1 billion. They've integrated their fresh acquisition into the game engine. Developers can let Amazon handle scaling, streaming, and the cross platform engine to do it all. They can just make games.
I for one welcome our new Amazon overlord. May they simplify and decrease the cost of everything in my life. # Lumberyard
Time to see what these 10 gigs I just downloaded can do...
I wasn't talking about the gaming service. I meant in other aspects of life. I do understand that they have definitely improved things, but they are also doing the opposite in some niches.@Travis.I
I disagree with the statement of Amazon destroying entrepreneurship. I would argue the opposite. By simplifying the process, and the time and cost to market, they are enabling independent game developers. By offering a new option, developers have a wider choice of weaponry to accomplish their goals.
The only monopoly I have a problem with is one that the government protects. One that is earned through sheer cost effectiveness and quality of products is another story. The latter can only retain their position by adhering to the principles that took them there in the first place.
@splok
Right now, it's just another game engine (that's royalty and subscription free -- a pretty big deal, since your cost to market is now zero). I'm excited to see the upcoming extensions to support mobile and VR. I believe that Amazon will simply continue to improve the product until it becomes the de facto choice for developers. That's what they did with AWS. That's why they released this product as a casual announcement, not hyping or publicizing. They have a plan. They are masters in delivery. They will just quietly execute to market dominance.
- 2015 was the year Unreal and Unity went free
Also, something I never hear anyone mention, the big games of today like GTA 5, Fallout 4 and Halo 5 have their own game/map editors. This will get more young people interested in the idea of creating their own content and bring more people into the game development space.
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