{"id":35718,"date":"2023-09-23T00:00:57","date_gmt":"2023-09-22T23:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/unity-apologizes-for-controversial-changes-walks-back-some\/"},"modified":"2023-09-23T00:00:57","modified_gmt":"2023-09-22T23:00:57","slug":"unity-apologizes-for-controversial-changes-walks-back-some","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/unity-apologizes-for-controversial-changes-walks-back-some\/","title":{"rendered":"Unity Apologizes For Controversial Changes, Walks Back Some"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.unity.com\/news\/open-letter-on-runtime-fee?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=company_global_generalpromo_2023-09-22_penguinblogupdate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">In an open letter published on Friday<\/a>, Unity\u2019s president and general manager Marc Whitten apologized for the <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/unity-engine-subscription-cost-unreal-godot-indie-dev-1850831032\">controversial changes announced on September 12<\/a> and announced that it was walking back some of the worst changes, including <a class=\"sc-1out364-0 dPMosf sc-145m8ut-0 lcFFec js_link\" href=\"https:\/\/forum.unity.com\/threads\/unity-plan-pricing-and-packaging-updates.1482750\/?utm_source=twitter&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=company_global_blog_2023-09-13_updated-forums-faq#:~:text=Q%3A%20Are%20these,January%201%2C%202024.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">charging install fees for previously published games.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/unity-engine-runtime-fees-install-changes-devs-1850865615\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. 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