All I can say is; I have wanted Maya software since, well,... 5 years now. When I first looked in on Aliaswavefront, the price was $12,000.00 U.S. buckaroos! Oh yeah, that is way too high for just hobbying around.

Now, I see 3DsMax is nearly $4,000.00 U.S. If I wish to create an original game for sale, I would first have to invest in the softwares and then I will need team members to compensate as well....

Phewweee, That can get expensive just getting started!

Maybe AutoDesk will bring those two prices closer to a competitive range. Hopefully, down and not up.