Parmandur
Book-Friend, he/him
It would not sour me on the games, but thst might bankrupt Team Cherry which sort of ticks me off.
A Potential Earthquake in the Videogame Industry: UNITY Install Fees
- Thread starter Storyteller Hero
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Yup! This could be very bad.
Ryujin
Legend
Storyteller Hero
Adventurer
Another update from the Axios reporter:
"NEW - I got a major update from Unity about their new fees
"NEW - I got a major update from Unity about their new fees
- Unity "regrouped" and now says ONLY the initial installation of a game triggers a fee
- Demos mostly won't trigger fees
- Devs not on the hook for Game Pass"
CleverNickName
Limit Break Dancing (He/They)
Well, it's certainly less terrible. But still kinda terrible.
Storyteller Hero
Adventurer
Looks like Unity posted Q & A on their forums.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-plan-pricing-and-packaging-updates.1482750/
Something sounds bat****-insane about this part:
Q: Is software made in unity going to be calling home to unity whenever it's ran, even for enterprice licenses?
A: We use a composite model for counting runtime installs that collects data from numerous sources. The Unity Runtime Fee will use data in compliance with GDPR and CCPA. The data being requested is aggregated and is being used for billing purposes.
Q: If a user reinstalls/redownloads a game / changes their hardware, will that count as multiple installs?
A: Yes. The creator will need to pay for all future installs. The reason is that Unity doesn’t receive end-player information, just aggregate data.
This is not going to blow over well with companies likely to go over the threshold like Niantic. Pokemon has to go call the lawyers.
https://forum.unity.com/threads/unity-plan-pricing-and-packaging-updates.1482750/
Something sounds bat****-insane about this part:
Q: Is software made in unity going to be calling home to unity whenever it's ran, even for enterprice licenses?
A: We use a composite model for counting runtime installs that collects data from numerous sources. The Unity Runtime Fee will use data in compliance with GDPR and CCPA. The data being requested is aggregated and is being used for billing purposes.
Q: If a user reinstalls/redownloads a game / changes their hardware, will that count as multiple installs?
A: Yes. The creator will need to pay for all future installs. The reason is that Unity doesn’t receive end-player information, just aggregate data.
This is not going to blow over well with companies likely to go over the threshold like Niantic. Pokemon has to go call the lawyers.
Ryujin
Legend
A little disclosure, for those not aware. John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, was formerly CEO of EA. He resigned due to EA's poor financial performance. Over the last year he has reportedly sold more than 50,000 shared in Unity and purchased none. It is not stated how many shares he currently holds.
finance.yahoo.com
Unity Software Inc's President and CEO John Riccitiello Sells 2,000 Shares
On September 6, 2023, John Riccitiello, President and CEO of Unity Software Inc (NYSE:U), sold 2,000 shares of the company.
deganawida
Legend
That confirms what I thought when my youngest told me that it was led by a former EA CEO. I immediately thought of Riccitello, the man who killed Pandemic and made BioWare mediocre in released games (IMO).A little disclosure, for those not aware. John Riccitiello, CEO of Unity, was formerly CEO of EA. He resigned due to EA's poor financial performance. Over the last year he has reportedly sold more than 50,000 shared in Unity and purchased none. It is not stated how many shares he currently holds.
Unity Software Inc's President and CEO John Riccitiello Sells 2,000 Shares
On September 6, 2023, John Riccitiello, President and CEO of Unity Software Inc (NYSE:U), sold 2,000 shares of the company.
