Windows Universal apps

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Apologies if this has been posted before - I tried to search but could not find a definitive answer.

Would like to know if UnrealEngine will support Windows universal apps (i.e. Windows store apps). This is critical to us for med/high-end games that can also work across devices.

Currently we are using Unity because it supports all Windows devices (Windows 7, 8, 8.1) and has made a public commitment to Universal Apps, Windows 10, and Directx12 (in addition to iOS + Android).

I’d really like to be using UnrealEngine instead given the source code is available and the ability to code in C++ native environment.

Is there any information as to if/when support will come? At least if the information was available, we could begin our development for Windows 7 and expect to be able to easily port to Universal app support.

Thanks!

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It depends on how easily they can add support for mobile, there’s still some work that has to be done to make a program to work on mobile. Windows mobile is the only thing that it lacks support for.

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Thanks for the reply.

So it’s possible to create a universal app for the desktop and compiles as a Windows Store app?

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No, currently you can support Windows, but not the store or for the current Windows 8 Metro UI.