{"id":35088,"date":"2023-09-14T03:00:08","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T02:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/unity-acknowledges-confusion-and-frustration-among-developers-but-wont-walk-back-install-fee-plan\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T03:00:08","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T02:00:08","slug":"unity-acknowledges-confusion-and-frustration-among-developers-but-wont-walk-back-install-fee-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/unity-acknowledges-confusion-and-frustration-among-developers-but-wont-walk-back-install-fee-plan\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity Acknowledges ‘Confusion and Frustration’ Among Developers But Won’t Walk Back Install Fee Plan"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Game developers are still furious about Unity’s planned install fees<\/a>, but the platform holder is holding fast to its new policy, arguing that “90 percent of [Unity] customers will not be affected by this change.<\/p>\n

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Ackowledging the “confusion and frustration” stemming from the proposed runtime fees, Unity sought to clarify questions about how the company defines and counts installs \u2014 one of the major sticking points around the new policy. Unity has previously said that it will charge $0.20 per install for any game with more than 200,000 installs, raising questions about multiple installs, Game Pass, and other issues.<\/p>\n

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We want to acknowledge the confusion and frustration we heard after we announced our new runtime fee policy. We\u2019d like to clarify some of your top questions and concerns:<\/p>\n

Who is impacted by this price increase: The price increase is very targeted. In fact, more than 90% of our\u2026<\/p>\n

\u2014 Unity (@unity) September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n