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I don't think this is true? Their site https://unity.com/pricing-updates says "The fee applies to new installs beginning January 1, 2024"
New installs not new releases. So if you put out a game a few years back and suddenly a bunch of people start installing it on their new PCs, you'd get hit with this fee… assuming it is legally enforceable.
Hell, even if it isn't strictly legally enforceable, if you still need to deal with Unity in some way in future you could be forced into dealing with this fee in order to get Unity's cooperation.
Oh yeah good point. The word "retroactively" just gave me the idea that it would apply to old installs, because this whole thing is about installs.
Still, that is a major dick move.