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I feel like Fortnite's success is the first major success in Epic's master plan -- with that 5% rake on the Unreal Engine license they've got a back door into t
by tomc1985 9y ago
I feel like Fortnite's success is the first major success in Epic's master plan -- with that 5% rake on the Unreal Engine license they've got a back door into the sales data for all their licensees. (And because of the openness of their program, they have a lot more to peek into and, assumably, fewer contractual obligations to them).
Can't help but wonder if they looked at PUBG's figures and saw their market research done for them? I was looking forward to Fortnite as the Garry's-Mod-meets-Left-for-Dead and its sudden emphasis on Battle Royale was a little disappointing.
- randomblob 9y agoLol, you wouldn't have had to look at PUBG sales data to know they're making hella bank...
- matt_s 9y agoBattle Royale wasn't in their plan though. They were making the PvE version ("Save the World") for a while (years) and had just released a beta version you could buy over the summer. I believe the story goes that just a couple of devs went off and made the Battle Royale version to see if it would be fun to play.