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Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off (www.theverge.com)

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Unity has changed its pricing model, and game developers are pissed off::Unity has announced that starting on January 1st, 2024, it will implement a new pricing model that will charge developers based on how many times a game was installed.

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[–] gnutrino@programming.dev 22 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Honestly the most credible theory I can come up with for why Unity is doing this is that it's an attempt to force MS to acquire them to stop the effect this BS will have on gamepass and C#

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Microsoft isn’t in a position to acquire any other significant gaming companies in the near term, imo.

[–] mosiacmango@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago

Yeah, Microsoft isn't going to blow up its shaky, but actual money maker Activision deal for a loser like Unity.

[–] RoverRacecar@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's actually an interesting theory, I don't believe it, but would be cool. Feel like Microsoft would have enough backing too off against Epic.

Though, they are funding o3de right now.