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Of course, no game development tool is perfect, and in certain areas, other tools have the advantage over Unity. Here are a few places where Unity doesn't stack up against its rivals:
- Learning Curve: Even with the abundance of training available, Unity largely requires developers to learn how to program and to deal with complex concepts such as shaders and the third dimension. If you've come to Unity after hearing "it makes game development simple! Anyone can do it!", you've been fed a hot bowl full of filthy lies.
- Cost: Bang for buck notwithstanding, when you get into a situation where you're buying pro versions of Unity for an entire development team, and the Unity Asset Server on top of that, as well ...
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