▲ 55 ▼ Who tf is Unity and why’s it become such a talking point? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 years ago by moistclump@lemmy.world to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world 26 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[+] Donjuanme@lemmy.world -41 points 2 years ago (2 children) A game engine. Because gamers need to have a knee jerk reaction about freaking everything. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 years ago Remember that you’re here because redditors had the same knee jerk reaction. Or you can go back to Reddit, which one do you prefer? permalink fedilink source parent [+] Synthead@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, the something-cents-on-the-dollar fee only applies to individuals if they sold 200k copies and make 200k/yr off it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ophy@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But it's not cents on the dollar, that's the problem, it's just cents, and then more cents, and more cents again, regardless of if you're selling more. The issue here is that every install costs the developer money. It's not just a cut being taken from the sales, it's money coming directly out from the developer's pocket, in addition to the cut being taken from the sales. And there's no limit on how many times people could reinstall games, meaning that these charges could just keep going well after a purchase has been made. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synthead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Not anymore: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/18/unity-reportedly-backtracking-on-new-fees-after-developers-revolt/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] glad_cat@lemmy.sdf.org 13 points 2 years ago Remember that you’re here because redditors had the same knee jerk reaction. Or you can go back to Reddit, which one do you prefer? permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Synthead@lemmy.world -9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Yup, the something-cents-on-the-dollar fee only applies to individuals if they sold 200k copies and make 200k/yr off it. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ophy@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But it's not cents on the dollar, that's the problem, it's just cents, and then more cents, and more cents again, regardless of if you're selling more. The issue here is that every install costs the developer money. It's not just a cut being taken from the sales, it's money coming directly out from the developer's pocket, in addition to the cut being taken from the sales. And there's no limit on how many times people could reinstall games, meaning that these charges could just keep going well after a purchase has been made. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synthead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Not anymore: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/18/unity-reportedly-backtracking-on-new-fees-after-developers-revolt/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ophy@lemmy.nz 14 points 2 years ago* (1 child) But it's not cents on the dollar, that's the problem, it's just cents, and then more cents, and more cents again, regardless of if you're selling more. The issue here is that every install costs the developer money. It's not just a cut being taken from the sales, it's money coming directly out from the developer's pocket, in addition to the cut being taken from the sales. And there's no limit on how many times people could reinstall games, meaning that these charges could just keep going well after a purchase has been made. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Synthead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Not anymore: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/18/unity-reportedly-backtracking-on-new-fees-after-developers-revolt/ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Synthead@lemmy.world -1 points 2 years ago Not anymore: https://techcrunch.com/2023/09/18/unity-reportedly-backtracking-on-new-fees-after-developers-revolt/ permalink fedilink source parent