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Unreal Engine discontinuing Blueprint and C++ support

Epic Games signals major architectural shift away from traditional Unreal development frameworks.

newest coverage 8d agosummary written 7d ago2 pieces298 likes & upvotes5 comments MastodonX

What to know

  • Epic Games is discontinuing Blueprint and C++ support in Unreal Engine as part of a broader architectural shift.
  • The announcement has raised concerns within the developer community about the viability of existing projects and skills.
  • Developers report unprecedented concern about this transition compared to previous technology deprecations.
some voices

Learning Unreal was a wasted investment given the sudden deprecation of core frameworks.

  • “I feel my time last year learning Unreal 5 was a waste of time now. I never felt this before with any other tech even when it went away.”

    @djlink · Mastodon ↗

@pafuhana1213 Epic Games developer@djlink Game developer

Unreal Engine discontinuing Blueprint and C++ support
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How it unfolded 2 developments, newest first · click a bar or a number to jump posts

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    Developer expresses concern over deprecated Unreal skillset

    A game developer on Mastodon responds to the announcement, stating that their time learning Unreal 5 now feels wasted and that they have never experienced this level of concern with other technology transitions.

    “I feel my time last year learning Unreal 5 was a waste of time now. I never felt this before with any other tech even when it went away.”
    — @djlink
    • djlink@mastodon.gamedev.place

      yikes I feel my time last year learning Unreal 5 was a waste of time now. I never felt this before with any other tech even when it went away. source: https:// x.com/pafuhana1213/status/2117 426914067648564

      djlink@mastodon.gamedev.placeMastodon8d ago1▲view on Mastodon ↗
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    Epic Games signals discontinuation of Blueprint and C++ in Unreal Engine

    A developer at Epic Games posts about improvements to Unreal Engine's architecture, revealing that both Blueprint and C++ support are being phased out alongside the discontinuation of BP (Blueprint).

    “え！？C++側も廃止するの！？マジで！？…”
    — @pafuhana1213

    • BPの廃止に関して改めて。愛してくれてるのは知ってるけど、従来の仕組みから更に改善していきたい …え！？C++側も廃止するの！？マジで！？ #UEFESTTOKYO26

      @pafuhana1213X8d ago297▲view on X ↗

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