Even though there was no mention of the Xbox Series X on last week’s demo, Epic boss Tim Sweeney says that Unreal 5 will still look great on Microsoft’s new console.
Last week, Epic released a short technology demonstration that showcased the upcoming Unreal Engine 5 running on the PlayStation 5. Called Lumen in the land of Nanite, the tech demo showed us that next-gen gaming will look just as good as motion picture computer graphics does today, only you’ll be in control of the characters.
While this made both Unreal 5 and the PlayStation 5 look incredible, there was one big question hanging over the entire demo: what about the Xbox Series X? There was no mention of Microsoft’s new console in the presentation, and even in post-demo interviews, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney barely mentioned the name Xbox at all.
Well Xbox fans, have no fear. Sweeney has come back to clarify that the demo was basically a marketing deal struck between Sony and Epic and that Unreal 5 will look just as good on the Xbox Series X as it does on the PS5.
“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,” wrote Sweeney on Twitter. “The Nanite and Lumen tech powering it will be fully supported on both PS5 and Xbox Series X and will be awesome on both."
Since Microsoft has thus far failed to produce much in terms of gameplay footage, speculation continues to run wild on which new console will produce better games. The jury is still out, but at least Epic is playing for both sides of the upcoming console war.
Source: Twitter
