Ugh…
Disney can’t fuck up Epic any worse than Tim Sweeny has.
I debated posting this one myself, but the article does highlight that Disney isn’t even sure if they want to do it, and Tim Sweeney is the gatekeeper of this ever happening. The worst thing that can come from this is that Disney gets bored with owning a video game company a few years down the line and then dissolves the institution responsible for the Unreal engine.
The worst thing that can come from this is that Disney gets bored with owning a video game company
If I had to guess, they actually want Epic because they use Unreal for their TV series and movies. I think they couldn’t care less about the video game business.
But all of the set backgrounds for e.g. The Mandalorian are rendered in Unreal on their fancy 360° production stage so that they can have real-time photography and lighting based on camera position.
They want Epic because of Fortnite; that’s why they invested in Epic in the first place, and it’s what the article cites as business reasons for the acquisition. If Unreal is doing what they need to already, it could still see cost cutting that affects video games, as they don’t see as much need to enhance it with features that actually support new games.
Ok we don’t like epic BUT CAN DISNEY STOP BUYING FUCKING EVERYTHING?!
Shhhhh, let them kill things we hate, they’re excellent at killing things.
They kill them by making so much slop with the IP. They don’t die quietly. Look at star wars. Marvel etc.
SW died instantly with Ep8’s first 5 minutes. Solo was alright, as was Rogue.
Oop your so right bestie we almost forgot that 🫢
Can they just fucking not?
We have to persevere with US corporations remaining completely and totally unregulated for the next 2.5 years at least - but we should resist any more enshittification for as long as possible - until someone _competent _ like Lina Khan can resume control of the FTC.
didn’t this company buy bandcamp recently? is bandcamp supposed to be owned by Disney
Epic sold Bandcamp again… a year or two ago?
Now I want a Disney themed Unreal Tournament 2026. “Goofy instagibs Pumba”
Disney: Till All Are One
Free games would be first to go
Is this supposed to be a bad thing?
Epic Mickey remaster?
Already made. Epic Mickey 2 remaster!
Plot twist they will sell it to OpenAI afterwards.
That would explain the 1000 people laid off. They could be preparing the terrain. Gotta keep the mouse growing amirite?
I would love this to happen. So that they could both implode.
