Battlefield 1 released in 2016, yet it has better graphics and performance than most 2025 games. Game development education has failed, and the old guard has moved on, retired or been laid off. Recent graduates and people actively in school know literally nothing about old techniques or optimization in any way. They expect the engine to do everything for them.
>>724329875Correct.AAA corpos don't want "game creators" no more. Just cheap UE5 content creators.They know jack shit about programming nor art, hence why optimization is nonexistent as well.Boredomlands 4 is a prime example what happens if this sort of laziness is enabled.