Episode 90 - Unity’s New Per-Install Pricing Pisses Off Pretty Much Everyone

Gamers Week Podcast

For years, the Unity Engine has operated with a royalty-free licensing structure, which meant developers incurred no extra costs based on how well a game sold. On Tuesday, however, the company announced a new fee structure that will start charging developers on a "per-install" basis. "We're not nickel-and-diming people," Unity CEO John Riccitiello once memorably said. "When we say it's free, it's free." LOL. We discuss this deeply unpopular move by Unity and take bets on how long it will be before the company walks it back entirely.
We'll also be talking about Microsoft's brand new Xbox credit card, how Square Enix has lost nearly $2 billion in value since the launch of Final Fantasy 16 (and a new report has cast doubt on the company’s ability to recover), and the announcement that
Nintendo is sunsetting Mario Kart Tour next month.
Finally, Blue takes us to Subcon with Mario & Luigi in the first ever Gamers Week Book Club.
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