Epic Games has just revealed Unreal Engine 5, the graphics engine with which they demonstrate the power of the new generation, capable of creating photorealistic models and textures that react in real time to player interaction. And Fortnite, Epic's flagship game, will be the first place we check it out.
Epic has confirmed that Fortnite will be one of the launch games for PS5 and Xbox Series X, And of course, we will be able to continue our progress on the next generation consoles.
The most interesting thing is that, mid-2021, Epic hopes to migrate Fortnite to Unreal Engine 5 (seems only on new consoles). None of this will affect cross-play, which allows you to play online with people on any platform in the same game, be it PC, mobile, Switch, PS4, Xbox One or future platforms.
Tim Sweeney, CEO of Epic Games, stated that it will give both the creators of Fortnite and its "hundred-odd million players" a great deal of power. "I think what we have now is a very, very small fraction of what the game will be in the future."
For developers, the most important news is that Epic will offer all users who already work with Epic and its Unreal Engine un suite of tools and services, Epic Online Services. This includes things like buddy lists, mathmaking systems, leaderboards, or lobbies. These tools will be available in a cross-platform SDK, free of charge.
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The first technical demo of Unreal Engine 5, captured in real time on PS5, It offers an unprecedented level of realism in textures, physics and lighting, although it is true that it is a very different style from the Fortnite cartoon.
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However, Epic insists that UE5 quality will rival CGI seen in movies, so it will be very interesting to see how Fortnite changes with the new engine ...
