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Unity: We have to charge for every install because we only see totals. Also Unity: We can tell which install is which, so you won't be overcharged.

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[–] amju_wolf@pawb.social 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

That's probably pretty negligible numbers. In fact I'd suspect that the number of people who buy a single copy that they then install on multiple devices is lower than the number of people who buy a game and never play it.

It's also much simpler to implement and the numbers are verifiable. Unless... that's exactly what Unity wants; just "trust me bro this is the correct number" kind of deal.

[–] narc0tic_bird@lemm.ee 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

People eventually upgrade their computers. Swapping out mainboards and/or reinstalling Windows probably counts as a new device.

[–] rikudou@lemmings.world 10 points 2 years ago

Also Steam Deck - every install and uninstall is considered a new computer. That's true for Linux gaming using Proton in general, but the rest of Linux gaming is not as relevant.

[–] lukas@lemmy.haigner.me 3 points 2 years ago

Trust me bro won't work when devs phone home custom install analytics tho.

[–] TwilightVulpine@kbin.social 1 points 2 years ago

I don't think so. Even casual players reinstall their favorite games on everything they can manage. Think of Stardew Valley.