--- title: "20 Game Quotes By Tim Sweeney" description: "20 Game quotes by Tim Sweeney. Plus more from Tim Sweeney and more Game sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/tim-sweeney-5272_build_unreal-has-to-be-an-engine-for-everyone_2883581.png" --- > [Unreal has to be an engine for everyone who wants to build a major game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/unreal-has-to-be-an-engine-for-everyone-who-wants-to-build-a-major/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/tim-sweeney-5272_build_unreal-has-to-be-an-engine-for-everyone_2883581.png) > [We see that as 'Fortnite' evolves, it's evolving beyond being a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/we-see-that-as-fortnite-evolves-it-s-evolving-beyond-being-a-game/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/tim-sweeney-5272_being_we-see-that-as-fortnite-evolves-it-s-evo_2399502.png) > [You can't build an engine that's just good for one type of game anymore. The economics don't work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/you-can-t-build-an-engine-that-s-just-good-for-one-type-of-game/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cea/tim-sweeney-5272_economics_you-can-t-build-an-engine-that-s-just-go_2101782.png) > ['Fortnite' is the same game on all platforms, including high-end consoles and PCs.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/fortnite-is-the-same-game-on-all-platforms-including-high-end/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b94/tim-sweeney-5272_fortnite_fortnite-is-the-same-game-on-all-platfor_3140347.png) > [It'd be awesome if you could see an actual player's faces projected onto an in-game character in a multiplayer game. Imagine how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/it-d-be-awesome-if-you-could-see-an-actual-player-s-faces-projected/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/900/tim-sweeney-5272_awesome_it-d-be-awesome-if-you-could-see-an-actu_802594.png) > ['Fortnite' has, I think, the most positive gamer community that's ever emerged from a game at this scale. I think it's partly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/fortnite-has-i-think-the-most-positive-gamer-community-that-s-ever/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8a2/tim-sweeney-5272_community_fortnite-has-i-think-the-most-positive-g_868606.png) > [We feel the game industry is changing in some major ways. 'Fortnite' is a harbinger of things to come. It's a massive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/we-feel-the-game-industry-is-changing-in-some-major-ways-fortnite-is/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/501/tim-sweeney-5272_come_we-feel-the-game-industry-is-changing-in_41679.png) > [When gamers can play a game together with all of their friends, regardless of the devices they own, you have a much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/when-gamers-can-play-a-game-together-with-all-of-their-friends/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4e/tim-sweeney-5272_experience_when-gamers-can-play-a-game-together-wit_242620.png) > [If you really care about a game, spending a couple of minutes setting up payment is perfectly reasonable. It's certainly happened with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/if-you-really-care-about-a-game-spending-a-couple-of-minutes-setting/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/tim-sweeney-5272_care_if-you-really-care-about-a-game-spending_1077628.png) > [While most game developers are focused entirely on what they're shipping in a year or two, a technology developer like Epic has…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/while-most-game-developers-are-focused-entirely-on-what-they-re/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1ef/tim-sweeney-5272_ahead_while-most-game-developers-are-focused-e_2357787.png) > [We've been happy to be able to work with Sony and Microsoft to have the first game that honors everyone's purchases across…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/we-ve-been-happy-to-be-able-to-work-with-sony-and-microsoft-to-have/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a97/tim-sweeney-5272_everyone_we-ve-been-happy-to-be-able-to-work-with_584050.png) > [We are a game developer ourselves, and we built everything we need for our games. We share everything we built, including our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/we-are-a-game-developer-ourselves-and-we-built-everything-we-need-for/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/444/tim-sweeney-5272_developer_we-are-a-game-developer-ourselves-and-we_2441501.png) > [For the third generation Unreal Engine, we are building two versions of every model in our game. We are building a source…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/for-the-third-generation-unreal-engine-we-are-building-two-versions/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a6d/tim-sweeney-5272_building_for-the-third-generation-unreal-engine-w_487127.png) > [Do you remember the first three years of Steam? People absolutely hated that Valve forced you to launch their game through what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/do-you-remember-the-first-three-years-of-steam-people-absolutely/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f0a/tim-sweeney-5272_game_do-you-remember-the-first-three-years-of_2875641.png) > [When you search for Fortnite on iOS, you'll often get PUBG or Minecraft ads. Whoever bought that ad in front of us…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/when-you-search-for-fortnite-on-ios-you-ll-often-get-pubg-or/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f63/tim-sweeney-5272_bad_when-you-search-for-fortnite-on-ios-you_891108.png) > [Onstage at Build, Phil Spencer said the Xbox is an open platform - which surprises me, because you have to get your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/onstage-at-build-phil-spencer-said-the-xbox-is-an-open-platform-which/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/tim-sweeney-5272_control_onstage-at-build-phil-spencer-said-the-x_1852873.png) > [I think the most interesting things happening in VR are going to be somewhere in between what you call a traditional game…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/i-think-the-most-interesting-things-happening-in-vr-are-going-to-be/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fb9/tim-sweeney-5272_game_i-think-the-most-interesting-things-happ_2869817.png) > [There are major benefits to building a game once and improving it over a long period of time based on user feedback…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/there-are-major-benefits-to-building-a-game-once-and-improving-it/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/557/tim-sweeney-5272_behavior_there-are-major-benefits-to-building-a-g_1399160.png) > [I have immense respect for Unity because they played a key role in establishing this indie revolution, empowering a huge number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/i-have-immense-respect-for-unity-because-they-played-a-key-role-in/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbc/tim-sweeney-5272_game_i-have-immense-respect-for-unity-because_1960415.png) > [In many ways 'Fortnite' is like a social network. People are just in the game with strangers; they're playing with friends and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/in-many-ways-fortnite-is-like-a-social-network-people-are-just-in-the/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/904/tim-sweeney-5272_foundation_in-many-ways-fortnite-is-like-a-social-n_3015444.png) ## Other authors on Game - [Fernando Tatis Jr 26 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/fernando-tatis-jr/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-a-j-green-8476.jpg) A. J. Green 22 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/a-j-green/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-scottie-pippen-83744.jpg) Scottie Pippen 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/scottie-pippen/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-joe-root-6168.jpg) Joe Root 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/joe-root/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-dillon-brooks-6667.jpg) Dillon Brooks 20 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/dillon-brooks/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b012/author-jane-mcgonigal-47129.jpg) Jane McGonigal 19 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/jane-mcgonigal/) - [Stephen Curry 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/stephen-curry/) - [Nikola Jokic 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/nikola-jokic/) - [Max Scherzer 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/max-scherzer/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b002/author-mason-mount-6518.jpg) Mason Mount 18 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/mason-mount/) - [Khris Middleton 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/khris-middleton/) - [Doris Burke 18 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/doris-burke/) ## More by Tim Sweeney > [We feel the game industry is changing in some major ways. 'Fortnite' is a harbinger of things to come. It's a massive number of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/we-feel-the-game-industry-is-changing-in-some-major-ways-fortnite-is/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [That's the great things about games as social experiences. You play with all your friends across social groups. You see young girls as well…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/that-s-the-great-things-about-games-as-social-experiences-you-play/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [Epic's Support-A-Creator program was launched as a one-time event, but it's now permanent and is available to all creators and all developers on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/epic-s-support-a-creator-program-was-launched-as-a-one-time-event-but/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [Open platforms encourage innovation. Whenever you have a closed platform, a monopoly on commerce, and all these platform rules, it stifles innovation.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/open-platforms-encourage-innovation-whenever-you-have-a-closed/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [I would play games long enough to discover what games were doing and how they were doing it. And then I'd spend the rest…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/i-would-play-games-long-enough-to-discover-what-games-were-doing-and/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [Both multiplayer games and online forums have this property of virtual anonymity. Other people can't really see you; they don't really know who you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/both-multiplayer-games-and-online-forums-have-this-property-of/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [Once you have an augmented reality display, you don't need any other form of display. Your smart phone does not need a screen. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/once-you-have-an-augmented-reality-display-you-don-t-need-any-other/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [I think it's necessary for VR to start with an early adopter audience that's highly engaged, and I think that means gamers. They're the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/i-think-it-s-necessary-for-vr-to-start-with-an-early-adopter-audience/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [I believe Microsoft has every right to operate a PC app store and to curate it how they choose.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/i-believe-microsoft-has-every-right-to-operate-a-pc-app-store-and-to/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [When gamers can play a game together with all of their friends, regardless of the devices they own, you have a much more compelling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/when-gamers-can-play-a-game-together-with-all-of-their-friends/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [It turns out having a fast car is an excellent hobby when you're a workaholic because even when you don't have any free time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/it-turns-out-having-a-fast-car-is-an-excellent-hobby-when-you-re-a/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [Every application designed for 2D interfaces will be obsoleted by AR.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/every-application-designed-for-2d-interfaces-will-be-obsoleted-by-ar/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [Ultimately, I'm an optimist.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/ultimately-i-m-an-optimist/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [The great thing about VR is that the input is going to be so drastically better than mouse input or games with touch controls…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/the-great-thing-about-vr-is-that-the-input-is-going-to-be-so/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) > [We all remember the tech bubble of the late '90s, but companies like Amazon survived. Wherever there's strong, enduring value, it can last through…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/we-all-remember-the-tech-bubble-of-the-late-90s-but-companies-like/) [Tim Sweeney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-sweeney/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/game/tim-sweeney/#itemlist", "name": "20 Game Quotes By Tim Sweeney", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Unreal has to be an engine for everyone who wants to build a major game.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Sweeney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/unreal-has-to-be-an-engine-for-everyone-who-wants-to-build-a-major/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/tim-sweeney-5272_build_unreal-has-to-be-an-engine-for-everyone_2883581.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/tim-sweeney-5272_build_unreal-has-to-be-an-engine-for-everyone_2883581.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82b/tim-sweeney-5272_build_unreal-has-to-be-an-engine-for-everyone_2883581.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Unreal has to be an engine for everyone who wants to build a major game.” — Tim Sweeney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "We see that as 'Fortnite' evolves, it's evolving beyond being a game.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Tim Sweeney" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-sweeney/we-see-that-as-fortnite-evolves-it-s-evolving-beyond-being-a-game/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/tim-sweeney-5272_being_we-see-that-as-fortnite-evolves-it-s-evo_2399502.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/tim-sweeney-5272_being_we-see-that-as-fortnite-evolves-it-s-evo_2399502.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d30/tim-sweeney-5272_being_we-see-that-as-fortnite-evolves-it-s-evo_2399502.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“We see that as 'Fortnite' evolves, it's evolving beyond being a game.” — Tim Sweeney", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "You can't build an engine that's just good for one type of game anymore. 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