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Seems to me, the bit where all these game frameworks get a bit tricky is when you want to target iOS. Apple keeps moving the goalposts (you must use some versio

Seems to me, the bit where all these game frameworks get a bit tricky is when you want to target iOS. Apple keeps moving the goalposts (you must use some version of Xcode, or you must target some version of iOS) and so the open-source frameworks have to constantly faff about to support the latest apple things. A few years ago I was building using LibGDX which used RoboVM to target iOS but then Xamarin bought RoboVM and shut it down and etc etc etc... What Unity offers is a solid way to build cross platform and target iOS. They're able to offer that because they have the resources to keep up with iOS. Open-source alternatives understandably struggle to keep on the iOS treadmill.

jarsin 3y ago
Yup, in fact just 2.5 years ago everyone was switching from Unreal to Unity. The reason? Apple threatened to revoke Epics dev accounts that it needed in order to support ongoing upgrades for ios. Epic released statements through their attorney's that they would consider the public version of Unreal a dead product if they lost the ability to maintain ios.
_chu1 3y ago
I would have never thought in a million years iOS was considered a large gaming platform.
- saltymug76 3y ago
  Millions of kids and their sticky iPads would like a word.
  - _chu1 3y ago
    My mindset is stuck in 2008 so you're probably right
- danjoredd 3y ago
  please tell me you have never had a kid come up to you like this https://i.imgflip.com/5aw95n.jpg https://i.imgflip.com/5aw95n.jpg
RobotToaster 3y ago
At least half the problems in the mobile space can be traced to apple being apple.
ilaksh 3y ago
Which is why we should support open source mobile platforms like those built on Linux etc. as well as supporting open source hardware. Not saying it's realistic that those types of things will get very far, but the Apple monopoly and their activities is worse than DC in some ways.

jarsin 3y ago

Yup, in fact just 2.5 years ago everyone was switching from Unreal to Unity. The reason? Apple threatened to revoke Epics dev accounts that it needed in order to support ongoing upgrades for ios. Epic released statements through their attorney's that they would consider the public version of Unreal a dead product if they lost the ability to maintain ios.

_chu1 3y ago

I would have never thought in a million years iOS was considered a large gaming platform.

saltymug76 3y ago
Millions of kids and their sticky iPads would like a word.
- _chu1 3y ago
  My mindset is stuck in 2008 so you're probably right
danjoredd 3y ago
please tell me you have never had a kid come up to you like this https://i.imgflip.com/5aw95n.jpg https://i.imgflip.com/5aw95n.jpg

RobotToaster 3y ago

At least half the problems in the mobile space can be traced to apple being apple.

ilaksh 3y ago

Which is why we should support open source mobile platforms like those built on Linux etc. as well as supporting open source hardware. Not saying it's realistic that those types of things will get very far, but the Apple monopoly and their activities is worse than DC in some ways.