Unity 5 is now free
Posted: Tue Mar 03, 2015 6:51 pm
http://unity3d.com/unity/personal-edition
Don't know if this is in direct response to UE4 going free, but Unity 5 has released and there is also a Personal Edition.
The Personal Edition is free to use, as long as you don't make over $100,000 in revenues from a game, but it appears to be the full Unity Engine, with all features included. Only thing is a splash screen.
I had already paid for a pre-order of Unity 5 months ago, so this free announcement leaves me with mixed feelings. If I'd known they would release it free, I never would have pre-ordered And they are offering refunds of people who purchased Unity Pro... but not for people who pre-ordered (WTF?)
*edit* Oh, nm, that looks like the 'no refund' only applies to educational licenses... there may be hope
Don't know if this is in direct response to UE4 going free, but Unity 5 has released and there is also a Personal Edition.
The Personal Edition is free to use, as long as you don't make over $100,000 in revenues from a game, but it appears to be the full Unity Engine, with all features included. Only thing is a splash screen.
I had already paid for a pre-order of Unity 5 months ago, so this free announcement leaves me with mixed feelings. If I'd known they would release it free, I never would have pre-ordered And they are offering refunds of people who purchased Unity Pro... but not for people who pre-ordered (WTF?)
*edit* Oh, nm, that looks like the 'no refund' only applies to educational licenses... there may be hope