Unity Technologies has faced widespread backlash from the video game developer community after announcing a new pricing model that charges a fee based on game installations, rather than a revenue sharing model, leading to concerns about financial risks, impact on subscription services, charity bundles, piracy, and other successful models for smaller developers.
Unity, the company behind the Unity Engine, has faced backlash from the game development community after announcing a new fee that will charge developers for each game download, starting from $200,000 in revenue or 200,000 total installs, with charges reaching up to $0.20 per install.
Unity's decision to charge developers per installation of their game on their game engine has caused uproar and may lead to developers switching platforms, potentially jeopardizing Unity's future.
The creator of Rust criticizes Unity for its new policy of charging developers for game downloads, stating that they were not informed or consulted about the change and expressing a loss of trust in the company.
Game developers are boycotting Unity Technologies' ad platform in protest of the company's controversial engine pricing changes, which include charging developers beyond a certain success threshold on a per-install basis, leading to criticism and a pushback from the developer community.
Metal Hellsinger and other game developers face uncertainty as a new Unity fee policy is introduced, leading to potential engine migrations and concerns about game sales.
Unity has apologized for the confusion caused by its announced runtime fee policy and has stated that it will be making changes to the policy, with an update expected in a couple of days.
Unity, the cross-platform game engine maker, is rolling back its plans to charge developers based on the number of installations and revenue after facing backlash from developers and receiving death threats.
Unity has announced that it will be changing its recently revealed fee structure in response to the backlash from developers, as they threaten defection to other game engines.
A European trade group representing game developers is calling on governments to update their regulatory frameworks to address what they perceive as anti-competitive behavior by Unity, following the company's fee structure change announcement, which they believe will increase costs and create a vendor lock-in risk for developers.
Unity has reversed its controversial pricing scheme after facing backlash from users, with a new policy that is more favorable for independent developers and eliminates the runtime fee for current versions of Unity.
Unity has learned from the feedback and backlash it received regarding its fee structure plans, and now considers stable licensing terms to be a key feature of the engine.
Unity Technologies has apologized for the "confusion and angst" caused by its controversial pricing scheme and has made revisions to some of its terms, but many developers in the community believe it is not enough.
Unity dev group dissolves after 13 years due to a complete loss of trust in the company, while major game developers remain wary of the company's fee structure changes.
Game engine developer Unity faced backlash from developers after implementing a new fee structure that would charge for each game installation, but due to the negative response, the company rolled back its plans and made several changes to retain developers, although it may have still damaged Unity's reputation and may not significantly impact its financial situation.
Unity Technologies, a software company used by millions of game developers, faced backlash and threats from developers after proposing a new fee model that charges them every time someone installs their game, resulting in potential business-killing costs for popular games.
