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Gotta get that extra surplus value somehow

Original link: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2023/sep/12/unity-engine-fees-backlash-response

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[-] ksynwa@lemmygrad.ml 18 points 1 year ago

Would be nice if more people started using Godot because of this.

It's not clear to me from the article but is Unity going to charge their old customers retroactively under this new landlord-type scheme? Because that sounds illegal.

[-] comradecalzone@lemmygrad.ml 6 points 1 year ago

Yeah, that's my understanding. The article mentions how this is going to especially pose a problem with services like GamePass

[-] nightshade@hexbear.net 15 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

From another journalist who covered this: (nitter)

I got some clarifications from Unity regarding their plan to charge developers per game install (after clearing thresholds)

  • If a player deletes a game and re-installs it, that's 2 installs, 2 charges
  • Same if they install on 2 devices

Edit: Someone got to stealing this joke before I did lol https://hexbear.net/post/581395

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 12 points 1 year ago

Wow Unreal should start paying Unity for this kind of marketing.

[-] Alunyanners@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

looks like i won't be learning to use unity after all.

not that i actually ever wanted to. i always wanted to use godot, only wanted to learn unity so i could easily find a job in the ~~indie~~ game industry.

unity's an overly complex, difficult-to-navigate-through mess anyway.

[-] eastbeast@hexbear.net 8 points 1 year ago
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