We're not stupid
you can't treat us like idiots by saying that you modify the physics etc. with a game that must also run on old consoles there's no way we're not stupid at least you didn't invent the double version ...
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That's what I guess (and hope), too.
But there are so many rumors and clues that I would not rule it out completety.
At first I was: "New engine, YEAH, new chances for a better game!"
Now I am: "PLEASE keep EGO and just fix those myriad of bugs and other annoyances in this game".
I think the idea came up because they switched to UE4 on WRC. But the reason was simply because EGO could not handle those huge stages in rally anymore.
That reason makes no sense in an F1 game with fixed tracks.
The only reason of using UE4 in F1 24 would be that they plan to switch to UE5 in the future and this is the first iteration. In this case it could make sense to first use UE4 and not go to UE5 directly as they currenlty have the knowledge at hand in form of the guys that code WRC.
Of course: only speculation ....
My guess: they keep EGO
My fear: they use UE4 and mess it up BIG TIME......
You can't imagine what it means to switch to a new graphics engine. It's not a job you can do in 9 months of development, which is why we will have the ego engine which will be even more advanced on the physical side too. It is a well-tested and lightweight graphics engine compared to Unreal Engine, because trust me, Unreal Engine is a very heavy and difficult graphics engine to fine-tune. For this reason, forget the jokes that are said around and wait for news from codemasters and above all news regarding the new physics, because physics can improve a lot even with old hardware. For the jaw-breaking graphics we will have to wait 1-2 years but at least let's wait until we see some gameplay to judge everything else
Better graphics is a long way from to top of my personal priority list for how the game could be improved...
