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2023 Metaverse and XR Predictions That Could Shape the Future of Tech 1. As pointed out in one of the Unity Developers’ blog posts , aside from the exponential rise of development businesses, we’re also seeing more developer tools, such as the Unity and Unreal engines, becoming more accessible.
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It isn’t alone, we know of many companies that are spending billions on same, including Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Sony, Magic Leap, Huawei, and others. We should stop forcing developers to be joined in some sort of weird way just because they both use the same tool, Unity or Unreal Engine.
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