Collective letter from game development companies: Turning off all IronSource and Unity Ads monetization until new conditions are reviewed
Collective letter from game development companies: Turning off all IronSource and Unity Ads monetization until new conditions are reviewed
We urge others who share this stance to do the same. The rules have changed, and the stakes are simply too high. The Runtime Fee is an unacceptable shift in our partnership with Unity that needs to be…
We are the collective voice of the game development industry—developers, game designers, artists, and business minds. Passionate about our craft, we’ve invested years in shaping an industry that touches the lives of millions worldwide. As stakeholders, we cannot remain silent when a decision threatens to destabilize this ecosystem.
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The problem isn't Unity, or even its CEO. The problem is greed. The problem is; they can dictate whatever they want because everyone depends on them. Use FOSS already. You should have done it long before this happened.
Even if they capitulated I would never trust them again.
People on the subreddit are absolute fools thinking they will be safe if they revert the changes.
It's the same thing that happened with wizards of the coast.
Well the problem with FOSS is, that very few are willing to participate in a meaningful (money/time) way - FOSS is often taken for granted in the same way a public park is.
More „love“ would be really nice for some projects, because, technologically or UI-wise, FOSS solutions aren’t always „up to date“.
Meaning: Game-Developers should start pouring money into the development of Godot or similar projects.