Japanese game developers face ridiculously high font license fees following US acquisition of major domestic provider. Live-service games to take the biggest blow  - AUTOMATON WEST
automaton-media.com
A change in license plans has made it up to 50 times more expensive for Japanese game developers to use commercial fonts in their games and apps.
  • justdaveisfine@piefed.socialEnglish
    11·
    1 day ago

    Its more likely they increased the price and immediately starting shaking down anyone who was paying for the old license price. Its a frustrating scummy tech company “strategy” that unfortunately works because someone at a developer or publisher will be willing to pay the hike if it means avoiding any legal battle.

    • FerretyFever0@fedia.io
      3·
      1 day ago

      Man, shit is so fucked up. I wonder how bad things in general will have to be until something might get done about it.