Nov 29, 2021 20:00:00

Epic Games is working on a 'system that allows you to play games on multiple platforms once you buy them'

Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games , known as the developer of the game engine ' Unreal Engine ' and the popular battle royale game ' Fort Knight, ' will be able to play the game across multiple platforms once the game is purchased. He says he is working on the development of.

Epic's Tim Sweeney Advocates for a Single App Store for Video Games --Bloomberg
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2021-11-26/epic-s-tim-sweeney-advocates-for-a-single-app-store-for-video-games

CEO Sweeney tells Bloomberg about the idea that if you buy a game on one platform, you should be able to own it on the other platforms as well. Currently, many titles are sold across multiple platforms such as PC version, PlayStation version, Xbox version, Nintendo Switch version, but for example, purchasing the PlayStation version does not mean that you will be able to play the PC version as well. is not. As a result, some game makers are making more money by selling the same title across multiple platforms. However, CEO Sweeney pointed out that the current situation of having to purchase the same title for each platform is 'strange' because users should have purchased a license to play the game.

On the other hand, from the perspective of the game maker, by releasing the game across multiple platforms, if one user can purchase the same title multiple times, it will simply lead to 'profit.' As a result, no company was willing to stop this practice.

Unlike a decade ago, when packaged versions were the norm, all game platforms at the time of writing are digitally available for purchase. Therefore, in today's world where the cost of manufacturing a packaged version is no longer required, Sweeney argues that once a game is purchased, the same game should be playable on all platforms.

'What the world really needs right now is a single game store that works on all platforms,' said Sweeney, and Epic Games worked with developers and service providers to 'all devices and all platforms.' He said that he is working on the development of a system that allows you to purchase games in one place so that you can play games at.

Bloomberg said, 'Sweeney, along with

id Software founder John D. Carmack and Valve co-founder Gabe Newell, is the most influential contributor to the formation of today's video gaming industry. It's a person, 'praises CEO Sweeney. Epic Games' Unreal Engine has been featured not only in its titles, but also in a variety of titles such as Gears of War and BioShock, and is in close collaboration with PlayStation 5.

Bloomberg makes Sweeney's idea 'selfish,' but understands that 'the less friction between players and games, the more opportunities a company like Epic Games can monetize.'

Fortnite, a popular Epic Games title, is free-to-play and is available for multiple platforms, and is a freemium- type game that aims to monetize the sales of in-game skins and battle passes. Free-to-play titles like Fortnite are on the rise, and these titles aren't affected, even if you buy the game once and it's available on multiple platforms.

Companies that develop their own game consoles, such as PlayStation, develop and release exclusive titles to differentiate their platforms. However, if the idea of CEO Sweeney takes shape and the barriers between platforms disappear, 'you can expect an ideal environment where you can play games on any platform with just one purchase,' Bloomberg wrote.