florduh
Well-Known Member
This is the second recent example in the gaming industry (the Disco Elysium debacle being the first) of the Money Men leaning so far into the capitalist urge to extract maximum profit, that they killed the goose that lays the golden eggs.
Unity is a dead man walking. It may still exist for a couple years, but it will either shutter its doors or be sold off at a huge discount.
Also very funny...
The Week in Unity, or How to Kill a Brand - Hardcore Gamer
For a good few decades the gold standard on how to tank a brand was New Coke. In 1985 Coke decided to change its flavor, and that went over so well it became
hardcoregamer.com
Unity is a dead man walking. It may still exist for a couple years, but it will either shutter its doors or be sold off at a huge discount.
Also very funny...
Unity Bosses Sold Stock Ahead Of Scummy Dev Fees Announcement
CEO John Riccitiello sold 2,000 shares a week before Unity revealed its Runtime Fee
kotaku.com