TL;DR: Unreal Engine 5 revolutionized game development with advanced technologies like Lumen and Nanite, but many UE5-powered games in 2025 face performance and optimization issues across platforms.
Many major AAA titles this year made the move to Unreal Engine 5, and for a lot of them, perhaps not doing so would've resulted better.
Unreal Engine 5 performance issues aren't the fault of Epic, but instead down to developers prioritising "top-tier hardware," says CEO of Epic, Tim Sweeney. This misplaced focus ultimately leaves ...