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Categories: TECHNOLOGY

Unreal Engine 5 adoption and Switch 2 port

Entities: Unreal Engine 5 · Sandfall Interactive · Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 · Guillaume Broche

Overview

In late July 2026, industry commentary highlighted a debate over building custom game engines versus adopting third‑party solutions such as Unreal Engine 5 (UE5). Sandfall Interactive cited UE5’s Nanite, Lumen, Blueprint visual scripting and MetaHuman tools as decisive for creating their award‑winning 2025 title Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, enabling a small team to deliver high‑quality content.

Two days later, Sandfall’s CEO Guillaume Broche reiterated the engine’s role but stressed a major technical obstacle: porting the graphically demanding game to the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. The console’s hardware cannot fully support UE5 features like full Lumen global illumination. Epic’s recent UE5.8 “Lumen Lite” mode eases the load, yet a complete Switch 2 version remains challenging. A post‑mortem held in Yokohama confirmed both the advantages of UE5 and its limitations for next‑gen console ports.

Timeline

  1. 3 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 development hinges on Unreal Engine 5, Switch 2 port stalled

    Sandfall Interactive says Unreal Engine 5 made Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 possible, but the same engine makes a Switch 2 port extremely difficult, even with Epic’s new Lumen Lite.

  2. 5 days ago

    [TECHNOLOGY] 2 sources
    Unreal Engine 5 Boosts Game Development While Engine Choice Remains Debated

    Developers weigh custom engines versus Unreal Engine 5, praised for tools and Blueprint scripting, as Sandfall Interactive builds Clair Obscur Expedition 33 amid ongoing engine debates.

Sources

gamestar.de · hackernews.com · thegeek.games · wccftech.com