Unity's New Fee Policy Sparks Outrage and Exodus Among Developers
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Unity announced a new Runtime Fee policy that will charge developers when users download games built on Unity. This caused outrage among developers.
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Unity has walked back some aspects of the policy but concerns remain. High profile games like Cult of the Lamb may be pulled from stores if Unity doesn't change course.
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Rust developer Garry Newman penned a blog post slamming Unity as "the worst company" and said the "trust is gone." He revealed Rust 2 won't use Unity.
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Multiple publishers and developers are concerned about increased costs from the policy. Unity faces pressure to scrap the policy entirely.
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Developers have criticized Unity for lack of consultation, retroactively changing terms, extra tracking, and risk of bankrupting developers.