How does it make sense to take massive risks when doing so is simply not necessary? That's very rarely going to be the correct play. It does not take a massiv

How does it make sense to take massive risks when doing so is simply not necessary? That's very rarely going to be the correct play. It does not take a massive risk (i.e. huge upfront financial investment) to make a game engine, so why in the world would you do so? And why would anyone give you the money to do so? Contrast with something like self-driving cars, which do require unbelievably massive upfront investments and still aren't solved satisfactorily yet, despite the investment of untold tens of billions of dollars that no one has yet recouped a cent of.