Everything You Need to Know About the Unity Mess
837Unity may very well be about to destroy almost half of the gaming market.
Ok, maybe not half, but a major portion of development both past games and in-development games could be facing some very difficult decisions. And some, like Cult of the Lamb, are considering deleting their own game in protest to avoid the new fee structure that has been added by Unity.
Essentially hidden fees being added not just to games developed after it goes live in January of 2024, but on past games as well.
Let's look at just how much Unity has messed up game development and we can cry together.
Sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79VwfZTSRGc&ab_channel=MogulMail
https://unity.com/pricing#plans-enterprise
https://www.unrealengine.com/en-US/license
https://www.ign.com/articles/the-unity-games-silksong-cult-of-the-lamb-among-us
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/game-engine-market-analysis-dominated-unity-technologies
https://www.valuecoders.com/blog/technology-and-apps/unreal-engine-vs-unity-3d-games-development/#:~:text=If%20you%20are%20updated%20about,Engine%20is%20standing%20at%2013%25.
https://www.eurogamer.net/unity-bosses-sold-stock-days-before-development-fees-announcement-raising-eyebrows
https://www.gamesradar.com/dandds-licensing-controversy-explained-heres-why-you-should-care/
https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/12/23870547/unit-price-change-game-development
https://twitter.com/Rahulahoop_/status/1702354325404627455
https://twitter.com/MegaCrit/status/1702077576209207611?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1702077576209207611%7Ctwgr%5E8b5928fefac4ac51a9212e02f8adaaa69caac1f4%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ign.com%2Farticles%2Fthe-unity-games-silksong-cult-of-the-lamb-among-us
https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/paizo/news/pathfinder-maker-paizo-open-rpg-creative-license#:~:text=for%20a%20win.-,Pathfinder%20maker%20announces%20its%20own%20Open%20RPG%20Creative%20License%20in,of%20the%20Open%20Game%20License%E2%80%9D.
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