LCP to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agoUnity adding a fee for devs for each time a game is installed, after certain thresholdswww.gamesindustry.bizexternal-linkmessage-square227fedilinkarrow-up1794arrow-down16
arrow-up1788arrow-down1external-linkUnity adding a fee for devs for each time a game is installed, after certain thresholdswww.gamesindustry.bizLCP to Games@lemmy.worldEnglish • 10 months agomessage-square227fedilink
minus-squareAlmightySnoo 🐢🇮🇱🇺🇦linkfedilinkEnglish69•10 months ago“Runtime fee” is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard im the programming world, I think we hit a new record of low
minus-square@wizardbeard@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglish15•10 months agoBeyond what this means for Unity and the indie gaming scene, I’m concerned about copycats. With how big Unity is for hobbyists, I’m worried this might have an “Apple” effect, where other runtimes (even non-gaming related) begin to try this.
minus-square@Natanael@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkEnglish3•10 months agoI’ve heard of proprietary code libraries before with expensive licensing, but still nothing this dumb
“Runtime fee” is the most idiotic thing I’ve ever heard im the programming world, I think we hit a new record of low
Beyond what this means for Unity and the indie gaming scene, I’m concerned about copycats.
With how big Unity is for hobbyists, I’m worried this might have an “Apple” effect, where other runtimes (even non-gaming related) begin to try this.
I’ve heard of proprietary code libraries before with expensive licensing, but still nothing this dumb