Unreal Engine 5.4 - Government Use - New License Model

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Hi!

I’m evaluating the use of Unreal Engine 5.4 for VR simulations inside a government agency. These simulations won’t be sold to external customers and will only be used for internal personnel training.

I’ve read that the Unreal Engine version 5.4 introduces a new license model that requires you to pay for seats if you meet all of the following criteria:

  1. You are a company that generates over $1 million in annual gross revenue
  2. You do not create games
  3. And you do not create applications that are licensed to third-party end users and rely on Unreal Engine code at runtime

Thus, I would like to know if, in the new license model, a government agency is also considered a company with gross revenue. I need to know this in order to determine if it’s mandatory for the agency to have a seat-based Unreal Subscription.

Thanks!

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I am in the exact same situation. Hopefully an Unreal employee can clarify soon. Until then, we are stuck on 5.3.

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