# How long will UE4 be supported into the future? **URL:** \ **Category:** Getting Started & Setup\ **Tags:** unreal-engine, UE4-27, question\ **Created:** [April 7, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-long-will-ue4-be-supported-into-the-future/517451 "2022-04-07T01:52:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![m1rogon](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@m1rogon](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/m1rogon)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 1:52am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-long-will-ue4-be-supported-into-the-future/517451/1 "2022-04-07T01:52:50Z")
I started developing a game using UE4 a week ago. I don’t want to upgrade to UE5 for this game, because UE4 works perfectly for me and I don’t need the UE5 features. ---
**Author:** ![RenkyysDev](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/renkyysdev/32/624384_2.png) [@RenkyysDev](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/RenkyysDev)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 2:14am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-long-will-ue4-be-supported-into-the-future/517451/2 "2022-04-07T02:14:34Z")
You can easily transfer the project to UE5. IK you might not need the features and stuff, I personally also did not want to switch. But it took me like a day to get used to UE5 and now I even like it so much that I would not switch back to 4 even though I am not using the UE5 features either. One thing that comes REALLY handy in UE5 is that you can press CTRL + SPACE to bring the content folder up so you can really access it from anywhere. It makes working with different stuff much faster and less chaotic. IK it is not the answer you were looking for, but I just wanted to share, cause I was in your shoes not long ago. Have a nice day! ---
**Author:** ![m1rogon](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@m1rogon](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/m1rogon)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 2:25am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-long-will-ue4-be-supported-into-the-future/517451/3 "2022-04-07T02:25:34Z")
I agree to everything you said, but unfortunately I only get about 30fps in UE5 while I get about 90fps in UE4 in the same scene (in editor) thanks to my gtx 1030. ---
**Author:** ![BrUnO\_XaVIeR](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/bruno_xavier/32/1110230_2.png) [@BrUnO\_XaVIeR](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/BrUnO_XaVIeR)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 2:29am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-long-will-ue4-be-supported-into-the-future/517451/4 "2022-04-07T02:29:55Z")
4.27.2 is final. You might get critical devkit updates, but no more feature development. The engine team already claimed that they are moving on to Unreal 5. ---
**Author:** ![Milisours](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Milisours](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Milisours)\ **Post date:** [April 7, 2022, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/how-long-will-ue4-be-supported-into-the-future/517451/5 "2022-04-07T04:19:29Z")
With any software, people are always excited to use the latest version but big teams will continue to use whichever version they started with unless there is a reason to upgrade. UE4 is stable and in production use by small and big studios, so if you find it works for you then keep building your game in it. Edit: There are some useful points in this discussion > [@What's the point of switching from UE4 to UE5?](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/whats-the-point-of-switching-from-ue4-to-ue5/515651): > > Hello everyone. Just watched this and was not satisfied [Upgrading your UE4 Project to UE5 | Feature Highlight | State of Unreal 2022 - YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dmh5a_ddO58) Before that, I was strictly sure that I shouldn’t switch to UE5, but now I am full of doubts. Would be great to get any pros/cons and cases when it makes sense and when it doesn’t, especially for the case of indie development. Personal thoughts would be appreciated too