Sulphur on 5/3/2015 at 04:13
Well, with Unity 5 and UE4, this is an exciting time to be in games development, isn't it?
Now let's hope the medium as a whole isn't inundated with sheer volumes of crap.
henke on 5/3/2015 at 05:55
"Sheer volumes of crap" is indeed the phrase that came to my mind when the article stated that any game made with Source 2 will have to be launched on Steam. I've searched around for more clarification on that but can't find anything at the moment. It sorta sound like any ol' piece of crap you could throw together in a day would end up on Steam automatically, but that can't possibly be it, can it?
Anyway, yes, exciting time for indie devs!
Vae on 5/3/2015 at 05:57
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this is an exciting time to be in games development, isn't it?
Yes...on more than one major front.
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Now let's hope the medium as a whole isn't inundated with sheer volumes of crap.
The dilution of quality due to democratized opportunity, has been something I've been concerned about for quite some time...now, more than ever...Yet, in the end, I believe the jewels will still sparkle among the inevitable vast cacophony of substandard creations.
Pyrian on 5/3/2015 at 06:17
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It sorta sound like any ol' piece of crap you could throw together in a day would end up on Steam automatically, but that can't possibly be it, can it?
It sounded to me more like if you can't get your project accepted on Greenlight, you don't get to publish it at all. :erg: Of course, if Greenlight is really going away like they said, then this isn't an issue either way.
Vae on 5/3/2015 at 06:26
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It sorta sound like any ol' piece of crap you could throw together in a day would end up on Steam automatically, but that can't possibly be it, can it?
No...There will have to be a quality control system, via Greenlight or other filter, in order to keep a minimum standard...Where that threshold will be, is yet to be seen.
