> - Most games would be better off with a bespoke game engine IMO
You have it backwards.
Most games won't benefit from a bespoke game engine at all. Most games should use an existing engine (not necessarily one of the big names, just one that works) if their goal is to actually deliver a game.
Some games are so unique they won't benefit from an existing engine, and only then the dev team must take the extra step (and eat the delay) of building their own engine.
I mean commercial games of course. Experimental/hobby devs are free to do whatever, since in that case it's the journey and not the destination that matters.
You have it backwards.
Most games won't benefit from a bespoke game engine at all. Most games should use an existing engine (not necessarily one of the big names, just one that works) if their goal is to actually deliver a game.
Some games are so unique they won't benefit from an existing engine, and only then the dev team must take the extra step (and eat the delay) of building their own engine.
I mean commercial games of course. Experimental/hobby devs are free to do whatever, since in that case it's the journey and not the destination that matters.