Pros of building your own game engine:<\/p>\n
– It\u2019s yours, no licensing issues ever<\/p>\n
– It\u2019s completely, exactly what you need for your game<\/p>\n
– It\u2019s probably extremely well optimized<\/p>\n
Cons of building your own game engine:<\/p>\n
– Maintenance<\/p>\n
– Maintenance<\/p>\n
– Maintenance<\/p>\n
And that\u2019s why one of the last big game developer with its own custom game engine, is giving up to use Unreal 5 for their next game<\/a>.<\/p>\n Capcom \u2013a company making its own game engines for 30+ years\u2013 also switched to Unreal not so long ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n The funny thing is, while building next games, those companies might still feel like they should have used their custom stuff! But considering how *insanely* complex a robust game engine can be\u2014especially when you think about all the platforms to support, now and in the future\u2014, having Unreal support and other developers to share issues with is an absolute YASSS for everyone involved.<\/p>\n It\u2019s a big shift for game development. Unreal is becoming the default tool akin to cameras on movie sets. Which is a great thing because designers have been desperately wanting this for twenty years.<\/p>\n