The Russian presidential government held a private meeting with Russian video game developers to discuss market support. One of the main directions has been the development of a domestic game engine that can replace Unreal Engine and Unity.
The founder of the rawg.io portal, Gadzhi Makhtiev, said that if the sanctions continue, Russian game development remains without Unreal Engine and Unity, it will only be possible to create games on Open Source solutions that are inferior in functionality. are on commercial engines. According to him, making your own engine is almost like “making a good analog of AppleStore from scratch”.
It is noted that the creation of such an engine will take 2-3 years and billions of rubles. State aid will also be needed.
Other participants in the meeting did not comment on the situation, but the media reported that there is another problem: problems accessing game distribution sites. And these are the App Store, Google Play and Steam. After all, access to Chinese sites is also difficult, as they require administrative assistance from the state.
The same Gadzhi Makhtiyev noted that it is practically impossible for domestic game developers to enter the Chinese market. After all, local developers have already learned how to create AAA-class games, while Russian authors simply do not have that experience. Rick and Morty is going to be anime
Source: VG Times
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