The GameMaker engine series behind Undertale, Hotline Miami and Spelunky is going free for commercial use on PC

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• JakenVeina@midwest.social ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

  I wonder what the reasoning is for still requiring licenses for console use.

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  • random_signal@leminal.space ⁨5⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    This might also be because of the walled garden that is console development. Not sure how things are right now, but I remember consoles having strict requirements for games and sometimes requires paying fees

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    • Carrot@lemmy.today ⁨4⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

      Yeah, this is it. The proprietary code required for shipping on consoles 1. Costs fees and 2. Can’t be shared. That’s why it’s not included in Godot

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  • chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨hours⁩ ago

    I’m guessing PC sales are insignificant compared to console.

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