written by Derrick Smith
Epic Games has certainly scratched our next-gen itch when they recently showcased their new Unreal Engine 5 tech running in real-time on the PlayStation 5. Although the demo was in fact gameplay, the demonstration as we understand it was only that and not an actual game currently in development.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney via Twitter said Epic and Sony spent years discussing the future of graphics and storage, which is why the demo ran on the PS5.
The Nanite and Lumen technology in Unreal Engine 5 will both be fully supported on the PS5 and Xbox Series X and will look awesome on both consoles and high-end PCs. Impressively, the features will also be scaled down to run on current-generation consoles.
The Unreal Engine 5 demo on PlayStation 5 was the culmination of years of discussions between Sony and Epic on future graphics and storage architectures.
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) May 15, 2020
The Nanite and Lumen tech powering it will be fully supported on both PS5 and Xbox Series X and will be awesome on both.