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Hey boss Unreal is eating some of our market shares, what should we do?
Boss: Isn't obvious, we drive the company off the cliff. Duh
God executives are the dumbest mother fuckers
Same guy: https://kotaku.com/unity-john-riccitiello-monetization-mobile-ironsource-1849179898
Hindsight is 20/20, but maybe devs should have seen this coming 😑
The problem, from what I understand, is that the fees apply retroactive. So your 2018 Unity game will now have to start paying
That's my understanding as well. You could have a game on Steam that you haven't even updated in years, and then you suddenly have to start paying for new installs from existing owners.
Actually, it's potentially even worse. You could have a game that you released and then later removed from every storefront, but if people keep installing it, Unity will demand payment.
It's actually remarkable.
Not dumb, just selfish, contemptuous of their users, and willing to destroy anything they have legal rights to for a cash grab.