Det var, som om vi trådte ind i en helt ny grafisk æra, da Epic fremviste deres nye grafikmotor Unreal Engine 5 tilbage i maj måned. Den lille præsentationsdemo så utroligt realistisk ud, og én af Epics topchefer har nu også udmeldt, at den kommende konsolgeneration har opfyldt en livslang drøm for ham.
I et interview med Official PlayStation Magazine UK (via VGC) har Epics Chief Technology Officer Kim Liberi erklæret, at Xbox Series X og PS5'en, kombineret med Unreal Engine 5's Nanite-teknologi, vil være i stand til at skabe billeder på højde med, hvad vi ser i film:
"It has been a lifelong dream of mine that real-time computer graphics, and in particular games, can be as believable and realistic as a movie. Next-gen graphics and processing power will not only make games more immersive, but will also enable entirely new gameplay concepts that can take advantage of fully dynamic environments and lighting, much-improved physics, smarter AI, and richer multiplayer experiences. You can now create environments with full-quality cinematic assets and the engine does all the heavy lifting, resulting in some truly photorealistic results."
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