Unity’s new “per-install” pricing enrages the game development community
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Fees of up to $0.20 per install threaten to upend large chunks of the industry.

Unity’s new “per-install” pricing enrages the game development community | Fees of up to $0.20 per install threaten to upend large chunks of the industry.::Fees of up to $0.20 per install threaten to upend large chunks of the industry.

  • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
    18·
    1 year ago

    Is there any legitimate reason for this other than “shareholders go wahhhh!” Like is there a financial burden on unity every time someone installs a game?

    If not this is insanely disgusting…

    • RogueBanana@lemmy.zipEnglish
      22·
      1 year ago

      There is a reason. The current CEO is EA’s former CEO. Dude was kicked out of EA for pulling something similar.

      • Asafum@feddit.nlEnglish
        12·
        1 year ago

        Well that makes all the sense in the world now. Man fuck EA even when it’s not EA lol

        • CoderKat@lemm.eeEnglish
          6·
          1 year ago

          He was kicked out of EA. Even EA isn’t this bad lol. Seriously, while EA has had some controversies with nickle and diming, have they ever retroactively started making things cost money?

          • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
            1·
            1 year ago

            EA realised that it would be illegal and would get them sued. This guy either didn’t ask the lawyers, or didn’t listen to the lawyers.

            A contract, is a contract, is a contract. You can’t change it halfway through without getting confirmation from all parties, and obviously they haven’t got that

    • Echo Dot@feddit.ukEnglish
      2·
      1 year ago

      Unity do not suffer financial hit just because someone installs the game.

      They don’t host the code. You use their code but the code itself is hosted by the likes of Valve or Microsoft or Sony. So no they have no legitimate reason, other than they like money and they reckon this will generate them some.