So @awscloud had to go and do something that demands a Twitter thread.
https://twitter.com/_msw_/status/1412490311805276160
AWS Lumberyard (better known as "the AWS service that had a Terms of Service callout for zombie apocalypses") has had a bunch of its code open sourced and hurled over to the Linux Foundation to effectively make it their problem now.
This is a delightful way to wind up cloud advocates, open source fanatics, and the wonderful denizens of gaming culture all in one go.
Obviously "you're doing it wrong" is basically the only thing upon which those constituencies agree.
Obviously "you're doing it wrong" is basically the only thing upon which those constituencies agree.
It appears that they're gradually sunsetting Lumberyard while supporting existing customers, but the future is the awkwardly-named O3DE expression of the technology, which I refuse to even attempt to pronounce.
I'm... cautiously optimistic here? Amazon has long struggled to make headway in the games space. A bunch of big names are on board with the new effort, so we're going to find out.
*IF* it works, this becomes a tentpole of AWS's "we're a friend to open source" messaging.
*IF* it works, this becomes a tentpole of AWS's "we're a friend to open source" messaging.
I'd really like to see this succeed; if it doesn't the fallout will be Unpleasant.
The challenge here is that we're not likely to know if it succeeds for years yet; large-scale AAA titles take time to build and release.
I freely admit I don't know enough about the sector to have a deep level of insight into what the next steps look like.
I freely admit I don't know enough about the sector to have a deep level of insight into what the next steps look like.
I'd be more interested to see what folks like @thevowel have to say about it, personally.
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