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Red's future, CDPR vice president of technology Charles Tremblay laid out some of the reasoning behind the company's surprise move to Unreal Engine 5 from its in-house REDengine—and it has less to do with Cyberpunk 2077's challenging development and rough launch than you might think.
Rather than a reaction to Cyberpunk's buggy launch and poor initial reception, Tremblay said that the move was meant to pave the way for simultaneous development of multiple games at CDPR. The studio has three in the can right now: The Witcher 4, codenamed Polaris while also ensuring that there is external customer support in the event of a major issue.
Some of the most impressive games of this generation were built using proprietary engines—particularly Alan Wake 2, which I'd argue is one of the best lookinggraphically impressive games around.
I also think it's a shame since so much of CDPR's legend was built around the audacious, generation-leapfrogging graphics made possible by the REDengine, the so-called"" beloved by gaming meme makers and at least one notable developer. But games are games, not engines, and we'll only know if the move was the right one once we finally get Polaris, Orion, and Hadar in our hands.
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