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Summary
Unity has confirmed it will no longer provide Unity 6 or subsequent versions to the Chinese market. Instead, Chinese developers will receive “Tuanjie Engine” (團結引擎) — a customized fork based on Unity 2022 LTS, adapted for Chinese market requirements. Pricing model mirrors Unity’s standard tiers (free below $200K annual revenue, paid for larger studios).
Unity 確認不再向中國市場提供 Unity 6 及後續版本。取而代之，中國開發者將獲得「團結引擎」——基於 Unity 2022 LTS 的定制分支，針對中國市場需求調整。定價模式與 Unity 標準版本相同（年收入低於 20 萬美元免費，更大規模工作室付費）。
Key Points
- Unity 6 and future versions will NOT be available in China
- Tuanjie Engine (團結引擎): Unity 2022 LTS-based fork for Chinese market; “符合中國在地文化元素與市場需求” (aligned with Chinese cultural elements and market needs)
- Pricing mirrors Unity: free for individual/small enterprise/research (revenue < $200K USD/year); paid Professional license for larger studios
- Unity claims Tuanjie Engine will incorporate some Unity 6 features, but distinct from Unity 6+ going forward
- Games made with Tuanjie Engine can still be distributed globally
- Chinese Unity website still shows Pro/Enterprise/Industry tiers but download page only offers Tuanjie Engine or older versions (latest: 2023.2.20 from May 2024; LTS: 2022.3.55f1c1 from March 2026)
- Likely motivation: avoiding US export control disputes amid US-China trade tensions
Insights
This represents a strategic bifurcation of Unity into two diverging codebases: the global Unity Engine and the China-specific Tuanjie Engine. The motivation (avoiding US export control complications) is likely but not confirmed. The practical impact for Chinese developers: they will be running on a fork that trails the global Unity feature roadmap, with the gap widening over time. For global developers, the question becomes whether cross-platform parity for China requires Tuanjie Engine testing. The pattern mirrors other tech separations driven by US-China tensions (semiconductor stacks, cloud services, OS ecosystems).
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Raw Excerpt
Unity稍早證實將不再繼續向中國市場用戶提供Unity 6及後續更新版本，取而代之的是提供針對中國市場特別打造的「團結引擎」。