Back in 2016, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney was strict (Universal Windows Platform) and Microsoft activities in general. He even believed that Windows 10 would be . Three years later he and at the same time radically changed his own mind.
In a recently published interview with VentureBeat, the founder of Epic Games does nothing but praise Microsoft. "Epic is excited about everything Microsoft does and we're really excited about the direction they're taking across all of their platforms," said Tim Sweeney. - HoloLens is now an open platform. Windows is a completely open platform. And Microsoft is launching new services of all kinds in the Windows Store. There is also Microsoft Game Pass. And they exist side by side with all other services. And it's a really healthy ecosystem that everyone participates in."
Tim Sweeney hasn't forgotten about the Xbox either. Consoles are unique. These are gaming devices connected to a TV that are different from conventional computing platforms. You don't make spreadsheets on them. And so it’s a different experience,” said the head of Epic Games. “Also, historically […] console hardware pays off with money from software sales. Epic is completely satisfied with their fair economic model. If a group of developers got together and decided to make a console, we would probably do the same. Financing a device through software is a perfectly reasonable plan. Epic loves Microsoft."
Earlier this year, it was announced that HoloLens 2 will receive full support for Unreal Engine 4, Epic Games' engine. A few days ago presentation of technology in action.