Two months after trying to introduce Unity's controversial install fee, the developer is now "likely" facing lay-offs
Nov. 10, 2023Unity is also likely to close offices
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Unity is now warning of potential layoffs and office closures.
As first reported byThe Verge, in athird quarter financial earnings reportpublished earlier this week, Unity warned of potential layoffs to improve “profitability metrics.” The company writes that it will likely be “reducing our workforce” in the next fiscal quarter.
This is following the company labelling its third quarter financial results “mixed,” despite hitting revenue targets. Unity ultimately believes that it can do “better,” though, and is going to be making the aforementioned changes in an effort to improve its revenue further.
Unity, for its part, has taken serious criticism over the last few months for its planned ‘runtime fee,’ which look to charge developers for every time their game is installed by a customer.Developers widely revolted over the planned changes, with some pledging to never use Unity’s game engine again,leading Unity to apologize for the planned fee, although it still hasn’t scrapped the plan completely.
Unity’s CEO even stepped down last monthin the wake of the criticism, although developers like Slay the Spire’s team said it was too little, too late.
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