Sweeney urges Sony and Microsoft to open up the game ecosystem

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Tim Sweeney calls on Sony, Microsoft, and other major players to open up their game ecosystems and enable cross-platform community and economy interoperability. He argues that the industry cannot solve high development costs and mass layoffs through contraction alone. He frames open connectivity as a better source of value than isolated platform strategies. He also introduces Epic's 'Team Open' initiative and signals a willingness to cooperate with rivals such as Valve.

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