“Sony has made a breakthrough”: Unreal Engine 5 has adapted specifically to the speed of the PlayStation 5

It’s no secret that the company is now Epic games works closely with Sony and works with her new generation console Playstation 5, for which the engine was recently created technodemka Unreal engine 5.

Before, the platform itself was flattering Tim Sweeneywho continues to be of the opinion that the proprietary SSD drive installed in the PlayStation 5, far ahead of available PC counterparts. Other employees share similar views. Epic gamesabout which in a conversation with the portal VG24 / 7 said one of the company’s senior technical engineers.

“The PlayStation 5 console is making a real leap forward in computing power and graphics performance, but the way it works with memory is something really special,” said Nick Penvarden, vice president of engineering at Epic Games.

As has been repeatedly said before, the ability to process huge amounts of data will not only minimize boot screens, but also affect fundamental questions about the structure of modern games in general.

“The ability to download content at such an enormous speed allows developers to create much more detailed and detailed worlds. This allows us to review how we used to work with data. This is such a serious step forward that we had to adapt the Unreal Engine code to new principles for loading information” – added Nick Penvarden.

Engine Unreal engine 5 will work on all relevant platforms, including PC, Xbox Series X and even Nintendo Switch. At the same time, Epic Games had to carry out additional configuration of the tools taking into account the SSD speeds of the new Sony console.

Release date Playstation 5 to be held during the holiday season. Engine Unreal engine 5 will fall into the hands of developers as early as next year.

See also: Innovation from Sega: Patented touchscreen controller that learns the way the user plays.

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