Animal Logic opensourced there USD plugin for maya…
http://www.animallogic.com/News/Current-News/USDMAYA
now there are three USD plugs for maya… i fear we get even more in the future…
http://graphics.pixar.com/usd/docs/index.html
and materialX is also coming into play…
http://www.materialx.org/
will it get even more complex to work with or will it help smaller studios as well…?