And steam users will get that content in the next content update, because they paid for the product. But a small bonus to subscribers who are paying monthly to support the game's development is an entirely fair thing to do and not even remotely predatory.
Yes, it does. And it will continue to do so. Software does not exist in a static environment. OS changes, driver changes, and changes to underlying specifications are all things that need to be accounted for long term. UE4 will continue to work for the moment, but over time more and more problems will crop up with it that won't get resolved because they've moved on to developing UE5. There will be a point where UE4 will cease to function without software specifically made to act as an intermediary between it and operating systems, and the process leading to that point will be a slow, long-term degradation of quality and functionality as it becomes less and less compatible with current computers.
Edit: as a specific example of what I mean here, take Fallout 4. A mere three years after it originally came out, users began experiencing CTDs that didn't exist prior. This is because the Nvidia RTX line of cards no longer properly supports a system (nvflex, specifically) that the game uses to handle debris and FX in combat. Luckily, that system can be disabled via an ini setting, and also luckily it only affects users of Nvidia RTX cards specifically. But it still makes an example of how underlying changes need accommodation over time.
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