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Unity introduces new fees for game devs based on revenue and game installs
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Another reason to use Godot.
this post was submitted on 12 Sep 2023
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great time to jump to either unreal or godot
Progressing along the enshitification line nicely.
I feel so bad for indie game devs using Unity right now...
That does sound like someone at Unity had a fatal brain hemorrhage.
Haven't read the article yet, but I wonder if this counts for existing games (read: existing games which update to the new Unity version) too?
It does.
Note: Unity said it won't be applied retroactively when you hit the cap, the install fee is charged after the threshholds have been met for additional installs. However, it will apply to games already on the market. However, games that do not hit the thresholds or aren't monetised at all will not be required to pay the fees.
Yea, just got to that part. It also seems that they plan on keeping the previous subscriptions running while additionally leeching off successfully games.
At least the free games don't have to pay the penalty.
Goodbye Unity, nice shot in the foot. Unreal is the next one.