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Zkuq on 15 September 2023
theRepublic said:
Zkuq said:

This is crazy enough that I'm sure this has some legal basis, because there's no way Unity has not considered the legality of this. Probably the original agreement allows changes like these, and Unity has gone through the terms with a lawyer to ensure what they're doing is legal. At least that's the theory - this sounds crazy enough that I wouldn't be surprised if it didn't hold up in court.

Given the way Unity has already backtracked on so much of this, it really seems like they didn't put much thought into it.  It seems like a top down decision that they are trying to make work, but the specifics in implementation are way more complicated than they anticipated.  There is no way that unilaterally changing the contracts with no consideration given to the other party is legal.  I guarantee we are going to see lawsuits about this unless they completely reverse course.  I already heard talk of a class action lawsuit.

Apparently they modified their terms in April or so, if I recall correctly, to allow this, and I guess most publishers/developers have accepted those terms without really thinking about it too much. Either way, I'm 99% certain their terms allow this kind of stuff since some date 'well' in the past.



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Chazore on 15 September 2023

The plot continues:



Step right up come on in, feel the buzz in your veins, I'm like an chemical electrical right into your brain and I'm the one who killed the Radio, soon you'll all see

So pay up motherfuckers you belong to "V"

Kristof81 on 15 September 2023

When I read Riccitiello's bio, I couldn't help to think about Steve Job's lost interview. Watch it from 25:51 [there should be a timestamp in the link below], for about 3-ish minutes 



and then check his Wiki page under "Career" [first sentence]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Riccitiello

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Chazore on 15 September 2023
Kristof81 said:

When I read Riccitiello's bio, I couldn't help to think about Steve Job's lost interview. Watch it from 25:51 [there should be a timestamp in the link below], for about 3-ish minutes 



and then check his Wiki page under "Career" [first sentence]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Riccitiello

I saw Pepsico in the video and the wiki and just..

I gotta know, how did you manage to make that connection with the lost interview?. The timing matches up near perfectly with John's career history. 

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Step right up come on in, feel the buzz in your veins, I'm like an chemical electrical right into your brain and I'm the one who killed the Radio, soon you'll all see

So pay up motherfuckers you belong to "V"

Hiku 6 days ago

So what is their justification for doing this on a per install basis? Instead of copies sold?
The developer/publisher is not getting more revenue because I un-installed and then re-installed their game again, so I don't get the idea behind this.



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Chazore 6 days ago

Apparently, according to Unity, console+PC isn't as important to them rev-wise compared to mobile: