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Unity backtracks slightly on plans to charge developers for game installs (www.eurogamer.net)
submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/technology
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Game development engine Unity has U-turned on some parts of its hugely controversial plan to enforce fees on game creat…

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Lol get this, I don't know if I heard right, but the install count was based on their own telemetry added to the game. SO if someone pirated your game, it could still count as an install.

[–] pennomi 12 points 1 year ago

Yep. Unity gets to decide how much you owe them. And there’s no way you can verify that they’re telling the truth.

[–] Buddahriffic 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It would be a shitty crack if it allowed a pirated game to still phone home during/after install.

[–] anlumo 3 points 1 year ago

It’s not phoning home to the developer, but Unity.