HorrorScope wrote on Sep 18, 2023, 13:44:
So many publicly traded companies are hurting for growth, they are trying to monetize anything. My company is now wanting subscriptions on some products and micro-fee's on api's which we never had. We also raise our rates every year, that up to this point was supposed to be all we needed to recoup costs. They then try to compare our model to Netfilx and they aren't the same at all, it's like telling a 1/3 of the story when they do that. But it is either find more revenue or layoffs, because Wall Street doesn't sleep.
The continual pursuit of constant economic growth is leading to so many societal problems (corporate greed, mistreatment of workers, poor mental health, layoffs, etc) and at a certain point, is unstainable. The singular pursuit of maximizing profits has definitely led to the downfall of many companies.
I used to love working with Unity but honestly, Unreal Engine is the better product as a whole. I think it's going to be hard for Unity to come back from this. I do hope they survive, if only to provide an alternative/competition to Unreal Engine, but I'm not optimistic.