# Ue4 or ue5 for new projects?

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue4-or-ue5-for-new-projects/520228>\
**Category:** Getting Started & Setup\
**Tags:** unreal-engine, UE4, question\
**Created:** [April 8, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue4-or-ue5-for-new-projects/520228 "2022-04-08T12:27:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![spacebares](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@spacebares](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/spacebares)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 12:27pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue4-or-ue5-for-new-projects/520228/1 "2022-04-08T12:27:56Z")

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now that ue5 is released, should new projects be started on ue5?  
what is the reason to still use ue4 for new projects?

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**Author:** ![Everynone](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/everynone/32/1135017_2.png) [@Everynone](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Everynone)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue4-or-ue5-for-new-projects/520228/2 "2022-04-08T12:32:44Z")

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Some good arguments here:

> [@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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**Author:** ![Unrealgeek24](https://d3kjluh73b9h9o.cloudfront.net/original/4X/2/8/5/28502927f1d97ba1051b3b47ccfe17233bf41ef0.png) [@Unrealgeek24](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Unrealgeek24)\
**Post date:** [April 8, 2022, 12:32pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/ue4-or-ue5-for-new-projects/520228/3 "2022-04-08T12:32:53Z")

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Hmmm… I would say to start UE5 for new ones. If you make it on UE4 then you want to put it on UE5, then you might as well have just started on UE5. As for quality, I would definitely go for UE5, since it has things like nanite and lumen. But as for issues, well, UE5 has various different issues that need to be fixed. Especially when your making a bigger project with more code or blueprint.