C4D is a pretty good modeler. If someone wants the power of cycle for renders, why not?
I do wonder it's relevance seeing what Eevee offers for real time previews. But who knows.
Edit: I'm the author of the Blender Eevee Rendering engine, so I'm totally biased towards blender 2.8 when it comes to rendering :)
https://www.amazon.com/Blender-Eevee-Rendering-Engine-Fundamentals-ebook/dp/B07MFHMV4X/