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"What we see here might be a begin of the phenomenon known from various app stores: The race to the bottom, where the app developers try to undercut each other,
by swalsh 13y ago
"What we see here might be a begin of the phenomenon known from various app stores: The race to the bottom, where the app developers try to undercut each other, and prices for the apps drop"
What you see here is what's called "A healthy market" its an attribute of capitalism, and its great for customers, and its great for their customers customer. Another "phenomenon" that comes out of a "healthy market" is innovation. People come up with better features, when price alone is not enough to stand out, people will search for something new.
We're either going to see A. Bankruptsy from a bunch of old engines or B. Some really great new features that make the product stand out in a unique way.
- Ygg2 13y agoI hope some of some of bankrupt engines go into FOSS domain, and sell support or are supported by community (e.g. Blender).
- bhouston 13y agoThere was already a nuclear winter for game engines about 6 years ago when Unity3D rose to prominent in the medium/low end niche. This is just a fight between those that are still standing.