# How long will UE4 be supported into the future?

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**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")\
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**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")

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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):
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> 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

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