Unreal Engine 5.4 - Pricing Update
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- Опубликовано: 8 июн 2024
- Epic Games finally announced their Unreal Engine price change to seat-based enterprise software pricing model for industries other than game development. To fund future development efforts, Epic Games will be rolling out this new non-game pricing model with Unreal Engine 5.4 in late April.
Epic Games announcement: www.unrealengine.com/en-US/bl...
TwinMotion www.twinmotion.com/en-US/license
Reality capture pricing: www.capturingreality.com/real...
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0:00 Epic Games Announcement
0:42 Which industry will be affected?
2:07 When do you need to get subscription?
3:20 What is included in the plan?
3:46 Will Game developers be affected?
4:00 What about Freelancers? 
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Not gonna lie, I consider myself biased towards Epic Games, as Unreal Engine being free helped me to step up into the new industry field, land a decent job and made my life more stable. I am happy that they are introducing this pricing model to keep unreal engine free for us to learn and grow. So I find absolutely no cons that Epic Games wants to get more funds for developing their engine and keeping it free. Share your thoughts
just love it - 1 million is super fair!!
The company that I work at uses UE (through me) as a part of the process, but not as their core business. What bugs me, is that you can get both TW or RC separately, but not UE. My company is not gonna pay 1850 per year for three softwares, two of which we don't need, especially for products that are optional. Luckily, were not being forced to update, otherwise I would most likely lose my job.
but imagine the budget cuts that companies would probably have to make due to its new pricing model.. wouldn't be surprised if companies laid people off because of it.
This new pricing update sounds really fair for everyone involved, from the hobbist and freelancer who's just starting out in the business and will still use it free at the same time they make some money, to the big companies with expensive projects that will pay for only a fraction of what they'll be able to profit, helping funding UE a lot better and make it even greater.
And tells us more on a video about your job with films and compositing, special effects and all that! Your references, education and learning path and all this. Would be awesome!
Recently discovered you and after quietly enjoying a few videos I have to say, love your quality and pace. Keep it up brother, stoked to see more!
What a great new isn't it?
That's profitable for everyone who would like to professionalise themself with UE before jumping into the industry (automotive, archviz etc) imo
Would be interested for a video where you talk about your background story btw (why, when, how)
Dude I will make this video next week! It was a damn roller coaster for me! Switching from news video editor to full CGI using unreal engine
@@postprocessed can't wait! now you finished you work for aston martin hope you will have time for UE videos!! (before the next spicy collab)
@@Error459after Aston Martin I got invitation for two more projects by the same director starting in couple weeks, so it seems no rest for me😅😅😅 fully booked till end of April
@@Error459oh and there was another project during Aston Martin, with Miles Cable (creator of Alfa Romeo UE cinematic) which will be released soon too.
Thanks for the very clear "UE new pricing in a nutshell", very much appreciated! (also, you've got yourself a new subscriber! ;) )
Thanks!!
absolutely love this. Bravo to Epic for being an amazing company.
A very fair pricing, thank you for the update
Amazing video! This cleared up a lot of questions I had as someone who is just about to start his journey with 3D and Unreal in particular. Thanks a lot of explaining so clearly! You earned a new subscriber:).
Also kudos to Epic for being such a great company. This pricing system, unlike Unity’s system, is nothing but fair and realistic imo. Also from a marketing standpoint it is insanely clever what Epic is doing: by keeping it this accessible and basically free for all individuals it motivates lots of people to learn Unreal. I think what Epic is trying to achieve is that the gaming and film industry will notice the huge amount of people that can use Unreal and thus will adjust their workflow to Unreal. And of course if they do that, they have to pay Epic their fee. Brilliant marketing!
thanks dude! I work entirely in Unreal Engine with a bit of blender and I was also worried when they announced it, but was pretty sure it will not affect individuals. So yea it is really cool that they still keep it free for learning!
Thank you very much
Epic: thinking about the big companies. But at the same time never forgetting about their ‘small’ individuals. How wholesome 😄
What are the key considerations when preparing a V-Ray scene in 3ds Max for export to Unreal Engine, especially when aiming for compatibility with Lumen?
That is absolutely great news for indie film and game makers! Thank you Epic Games T_T !
Epic, thanks for remembering us indie an dgame dev folk. The film/commercial industry should probably make a games department to offset the cost. 😉😀
What is the definition of a 'game'? Are applications like the driving simulator or flight simulator included in the game category?
Basically anything what is packed to .exe from Unreal Engine and licensed (sold) to end user is considered a game. Product configurator, game, simulator. So any application which has price and surpasses 1 mln in sales is up to 5% royalty.
Thank you for your video! I still have some questions. I do product configurators and interactive experiences (walkthrough applications) for Architercutral firms. Will I have o pay for the seat?
So look. Here is the thing. Do you sell it? I mean on Steam or for other users to use it?
Or you give it to the company and they post in on their website?
Do you make over 1mln? If you don't you don't need.
Does your firm make over 1mln? If so - it is their obligation, not yours as employee or freelancer
I sell directly to the company and they post it on their website (via pixel streaming) and yes I make less than 1mln per Year.
Thank you for the answers, it was kinda confusing.
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@@postprocessed Thank you for the answers. As I was reading your answer for the 2nd time, I became confused in the last part.
The scenario is that I sell directly to an Architectural firm (for example). If they make over 1mln in sales they will have to pay 5%? How do you know if those sales were directly from the application?
@@dt_render it is not your concern in this case. If you do one time sale as you services - it doesn’t matter until you do over 1mln$
You should understand what is your sale model. If you charge services for development of the product and sell it one time - and it is not reselling anymore, and you don’t do over 1mln$+ you don’t have to pay for a seat
@@postprocessed So if I understand correctly, in this scenario, since my customer is not reselling the application either, he too does not have to worry about the royalties.
Thank you for your patience in answering my questions!
as a solo dev i was scared when i read this, thank god I am unaffected!
I have a question, If you as a freelancer makes a video for McLaren for example do you or the company have to pay for the sit?
Did you make 1mln+ $ year? Are you a company? If answer on any of this questions is no - than you dont have to pay
what about making animation and put it on youtube. does it count as indie?
If you don't make 1mln+ USD annually - doesn't matter!
that's a story for another time... we want the story :D
working on it))
What a brilliant Robin Hood shit. This prize doesn't stop anyone from using it, but it does collect from those who have the money.
ahahaha robin hood shit :D But well, yeah I agree. Let people learn it for free and make the companies to pay
Спасиб за обзор!
Epic could have been more aggressive here and still looked better than Unity. But they decided not to be.
I just hope this will be enough to keep the UE model alive. It would be worse if they had to increase the price or change the rules.
For now, this is great news.
I take your point some companies might drop its use, but the price isn’t that crazy for a seat or 2.
Thank you for that movie. So, I can still do architectural cinematics, walkthroughs, and sell them to a client, and need a license only If I go over 1.000.000 $?
correct!
@@postprocessed thank you!
And if im making a multiplayer game?
The same applies as it was before. 5% royalty if your game surpassed 1mln $ in sales
Noobs. They should hire John Riccitiello and make things the right way
aahhahahaha!
By the way he left Unity? Right?
@@postprocessed yes he was kicked out
Hello, have you considered publishing a paid tutorial on rendering cars with a complete process using Unreal Engine?
I am working on complete course. With data preparation, animation and etc
What are the key considerations when preparing a V-Ray scene in 3ds Max for export to Unreal Engine, especially when aiming for compatibility with Lumen?
oof, I don't use Maya or V-Ray