UE5 Makes Indie Development Easy, Says Ex-Bethesda Developer

Nate Purkeypile, a former Bethesda developer, explains that the reason he resigned from the company was to make indie games on Unreal Engine 5.

[luckytrouble]

Why does this look like an advertisement someone is trying to push through N4G like it's a totally legit article?

Also if you look up this developer and the Twitter thread I'm sure this completely misinterpreted piece comes from, they in no way went indie exclusively because omg UE5.

Clearly a bad and weird article on multiple fronts.

[Knushwood Butt]

'No one has approved this submission.'.

Hmmm, first time I have seen that.

[Furesis]

Indies using unreal engine? Good one
There's a reason why even many big devs have made their own game engines, and indies dont usually have the budget for something like UE5. Maybe Epic is paying this guy or something.

[philm87]

I think UE5 is free until a game makes a certain amount, then Epic get a cut from then on.

[navi87]

Lol, well, if all the big devs make their own engines who would be using/buying the UE 5 engine then? Think about it...
Also, UE 5 is ideal for indie devs as they can just jump straight into making the game. Time is money.

[VenomCarnage89]

Are you using big devs creating their own engines as an example of why indies wouldn't use ue5? That's a false equivalency, it costs far more to make your own engine than it does to rent another.

If you're thinking indies can't afford UE5, then they definitely can't afford to create an engine either. (That's even assuming UE5 has the same pricing structure as past iterations. UE5 is priced more competitively so epic can make more money off of it than they would by picking everyone out with a 7 figure pricetag upfront

[boing1]

Well, CDRED is fully switching to UE5 after Cyberpunk and I know exactly why. It's hard to find people to work on custom tech now because it's not future-proof as a career, where UE will always be a bleeding edge of engine tech, and the most widely used. UE5 + a known IP gives an absolute leverage in hiring the most talented artists and programmers. Read the news and I bet you will find that more and more devs pledge allegiance to UE.

[generic-user-name]

Now watch as games still take 4-6 years to make.

[awiseman]

But bro it's totally rise in dev costs, believe me bro. Inflation hit us hard that's wh uh we need to sell MTX. Why do you uh hate the environment?!

[franwex]

What about indie games that have been successful without MTX?

Yeah thought so.

[gold_drake]

sounds like an ad, not gonna lie haha.