https://blog.photonengine.com Photon Engine: Multiplayer Made Simple Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:23:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1.2 https://blog.photonengine.com/wp-content/uploads/favicon-150x150.png https://blog.photonengine.com 32 32 https://blog.photonengine.com/building-a-seamless-mmo-backend-across-machines/ Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:23:21 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7372 Photon CTO Christof Wegmann breaks down 7 years of building a distributed, server-authoritative MMO backend in Go, where players cross machine boundaries with no loading screens, no portals, and no visible seams.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/fusion-2-1-stable-release/ Mon, 06 Jul 2026 10:16:06 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7342 Fusion 2.1 Stable is out for Unity, with Forecast Physics for lower-cost networked physics, Object Priority for bandwidth control, configurable Shared Mode tickrates, Input Delay, Large Data RPCs, and reconnect improvements.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/photon-metaplay-multiplayer-live-service-games/ Mon, 16 Mar 2026 08:31:30 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=7166 Photon and Metaplay released a free 36-page whitepaper on building multiplayer live service games in 2026, covering networking models, LiveOps and progression systems, and case studies from Future Run and Antihero Studios.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/multiplayer-pricing-made-simple/ Thu, 24 Jul 2025 14:30:42 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=6534 Photon's multiplayer pricing is based on peak CCU, not bandwidth or server hours, with a 100 CCU free tier, flat rates up to 2,000 CCU, a 48-hour burst grace period, and linear per-CCU pricing beyond that.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/photon-iso-270012022-certified/ Thu, 08 May 2025 18:38:52 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=6196 Photon passed its ISO 27001:2022 audit under TÜV Rheinland with zero deviations, covering infrastructure hardening, access controls, and incident response across its multiplayer and enterprise platforms.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/photon-multiplayer-webgl-for-game-jams/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 21:12:58 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=6310 Photon's WebGL guide for game jams recommends Fusion Shared Authority for fast, low-CPU multiplayer prototyping, and Quantum's deterministic simulation for precision-critical games, with free samples for both]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/new-200-ccu-plus-package-100-paid-100-free/ Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:26:21 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=5965 Photon's new Fusion Plus and Quantum Plus packages combine the 100 CCU free tier with a $95/year paid tier for 200 CCU per month, sold through the Unity Asset Store and redeemed via voucher in the dashboard.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/webhooks-free-now-available-for-photon-fusion-and-quantum-4-examples-of-webhooks/ Fri, 25 Oct 2024 13:56:42 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=5815 Standard webhooks for Photon Fusion and Quantum are now free in both Public and Premium Cloud, covering session validation, player join/leave logging, remote replay capture, and match-result reporting to external backends.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/the-evolution-of-deterministic-multiplayer-photon-quantum-now-a-unity-verified-solution/ Fri, 06 Sep 2024 12:51:51 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=5537 A decade after Photon TrueSync's first attempt at deterministic multiplayer, Photon Quantum 3 is now Unity Verified, offering input/physics rollback, deterministic ECS, and a free tier up to 100 concurrent users.]]> https://blog.photonengine.com/new-photon-fusion-starter-sample/ Fri, 30 Aug 2024 16:24:54 +0000 https://blog.photonengine.com/?p=5516 Fusion Starter packages three Unity multiplayer samples on Photon Fusion: a third-person controller using Simple KCC, a coin-collecting platformer with RPC nameplates, and a shooter using Fusion's Lag Compensation.]]>