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… The news came from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney himself in a presentation at Unreal Fest 2023. …

… He claimed that the pricing model will not be “unusually expensive or unusually inexpensive,” and that its pricing structure will be similar to subscription services like Maya or Photoshop. …

  • TwilightVulpine@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    1 year ago

    Paying forever is not a better deal than paying the price of a few months of use and then having it for years. Maybe a business can justify that, but for a hobby? No way.

    • Panja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      12·
      1 year ago

      Maybe a business can justify that, but for a hobby? No way.

      Hobbyists CAN and DO get the $10/mo plan. It’s cheaper than most streaming services and if it’s a part of your workflow (as a hobby photographer, for example) then $10/month for a constantly updated software is a good deal.

      Like if you don’t value photoshop at $10/month that’s okay but A LOT of people do.

      Paying forever is not a better deal

      I just ran into the not forever issue when I had to re-buy Affinity photo to get the newest version.