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Unity will quietly waive controversial fees if developers switch to its ad monetisation service - report (www.eurogamer.net)

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A fresh report into Unity's hugely-controversial decision to start charging developers when their games are downloaded has thrown fresh light on the situation.

MobileGamer sources say Unity has already offered some studios a 100% fee waiver - if they switch over to Unity's own LevelPlay ad platform.

The report quotes industry consultants that say this move is an "attempt to destroy" Unity's main competitior in this field: AppLovin.

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[–] [email protected] 130 points 1 year ago (13 children)

Shareholders prefer constant steady income over one time purchases. Hence why they prefer subscriptions and ads.

[–] [email protected] 39 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Well... Peasants need this hot thing called voting with your feet and money...

Amazing things can be done esp in 100% discretionary sectors.

But nahh...

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