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Can’t wait to see what damage control mode looks like on this one.
Just another example of 2023: Enshittification.
It’s kinda amazing how Unity shot themselves in the chest with this one. No, I don’t mean foot, they are now actively bleeding from the torso.
No Dev or Publisher is going to be okay with this, none. This basically leaves Devs on the hook for unlimited liability. Even with their walk back of “only initial installs” doesn’t help. I myself have both a Desktop and a SteamDeck. That’s possibly two installs out of the gate from one customer. Then any time I make an upgrade in the future, or heck maybe even switch Proton versions on my Deck, the Dev could be on the hook for more cash. There’s zero transparency with how these “installs” are detected or counted, so there is no way to budget or plan for the expenses.
Businesses hate unpredictable fees.
They’ll deal with utilities upping rates, because who are you gonna switch to in a monopoly? But if you’re just a tool for them, they’ll ditch you as soon as they’re able and never use you again.
And again, publishers will care about this too, since their whole job is distribution. Any Dev looking to sign with a publisher, even a subscription service like GamePass, will now be asked which engine they’re using, and I bet you 9/10 times the Dev will get rejected if they’re using Unity now. That puts even more pressure on Devs not to use Unity.
Unity will price gouge their existing customers(Devs), but will ensure that nobody ever buys their product ever again. At this point I doubt their reputation will ever recover even if they can walk this back. The fact that they believe they can unilaterally add enormous fees at the drop of a hat means they’ve ruined any trust their customers had in them.
Unity: I can charge you any fees I want, any time I want.
How would they even track that it was “only the initial install”, and what’s the metric for that? If i need to reinstall my OS due to a crash, is that a second install for the game? How about if I replace a piece of hardware that fails, is it considered a new system with a new install?
The whole idea that they can claim additional fees for an “install” is ridiculous.
Don’t worry, Devs. I won’t be buying any unity trash ever again.
This is a great opportunity to tell people about Godot, a free open source engine that has been killing it lately.
The enshittification of the tech industry continues…who’s next? Place your bets.
Wikipedia incorporates pay-to-win mechanics, lootboxes, microtransactions and cosmetics. There will also be a convoluted crafting system with decaying materials and several incompatible currencies for every purpose imaginable.
As soon as AV2/H.266 becomes standard, i’d say Youtube would be at risk.
Edit: Added AV2 to my comment.
How would that make youtube worse?
They’ll find a way, I’m sure
Godot FTW
They do know unreal engine 5 is a thing, yeah?
What a gift for epic games. Glad I never wasted my time learning Unity.
Wᴇ ᴀrᴇ ᴛʜᴇ Cʏʙᴇrᴛʜᴇᴍ. Uᴘɢrᴀᴅᴇs ᴀrᴇ ᴄᴏᴍᴘᴜʟsᴏrʏ!
(I commented in the wrong thread, but am still getting upvotes…)
Do you know how many times I install and uninstall a game before I even play it? I could probably destroy a small game company on my own with this fee structure, and I’m sure I’m not alone with the constant installing and uninstalling.
Where were you when unity killed itself?
