The Unreal Engine DX11 demo screamed “next gen” with evolutionary detail and polish, showing evidence of what the future of gaming will hold. There is also another message within the demo, however.
Mark Rein, Vice President of Epic Games, explained that the demo was a message to game console creators. The demo was a message that developers are fully equipped for new hardware to push the envelope and truly bring the next gen to now.
Rein assures that the demo is wholly aimed at consoles, since it was running on a maxed out PC.
Microsoft and Sony aren’t the only subject matters in this message, however, since Rein brings up Apple’s endeavor into mobile gaming. The difference is that Rein praises Apple and their progression versus challenging them to innovate since he feels they are doing just that.
According to Rein, Unreal Engine DX11 is absolutely ready now, they just need the next gen consoles to get here to bring a new level of gaming to the present. Since the next iteration of the engine is up and running, he urges others in the industry to give it a go and speak up about it.
If Apple continues on this scale, they’ll have a device that can run this [Unreal Engine DX11 demo] in a couple of years.
It seems the ball is in the hardware creators’ court before we see games taking advantage of the new technology. There are rumblings of next gen consoles on the way from job openings for the next Xbox to a somewhat confirmed new Nintendo console in development, but when we will see them is the question that remains.
One thing is for sure, Epic Games - and other developers that license Unreal Engine DX11 - are fully equipped and ready for it.
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Source: CVG
