Epic thinks there are "too many platforms"

[HavocXphere]

No Epic is just trying to write one engine for many very different devices which is an uphill battle.

We’re seeing now iPad sales have surpassed the sales of PCs

OMG! If the CEO believes that then Epic is officially fcked.

The sales of iPads surpassed the sales of any single PC maker. Which isn't all that impressive: There are lots of competitors in the PC space meaning each gets a small slice....not all that difficult to beat. The PC market is still many times larger & will continue to be so.

Surely this guy must have some sense of scale in *his* industry? Fingers crossed that the CEO of Epic isn't involved in the strategic planning...

[MOnk]

No Epic is just trying to write one engine for many very different devices which is an uphill battle.

You can change "trying to write" to written.

I wouldn't be so quick to just dismiss Tim Sweeney (CEO, Founder and Head tech honcho), he is one fking clever guy and doesn't just spout nonsense.

[HavocXphere]

You can change "trying to write" to written.

Of course. My point was that this isn't necessarily a problem for the industry as a whole as the article makes it sound, just for Epic. Microsoft doesn't care how different the PS platform is & how difficult it is to code for both xbox and PS. Epic does.

I wouldn't be so quick to just dismiss Tim Sweeney (CEO, Founder and Head tech honcho), he is one fking clever guy and doesn't just spout nonsense.

In this particular case he *is* spouting nonsense, though perhaps the reporter simply recorded the quote incorrectly...who knows. Sure he is a clever guy but that just makes it that much stranger & certainly doesn't improve the credibility of a statement that is clearly factually incorrect.