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Epic Games states Unreal Engine 4 will last 10 years
Posted: 04.06.2012 02:33 by JonahFalcon Comments: 6
Epic Games has proclaimed that the fourth generation of the Unreal engine will last at least a decade; the developer worked with Intel, AMD NVIDIA and QualComm to prep the new engine, and hopes to release dev kits soon.


According to Epic, Unreal Engine 4 will “empower game designer to take charge of as much of the game production process as possible.” The engine will do more than just produce pretty graphics as well, the developer promised.

The Unreal Engine 4 engine will reputedly debut with the launch of the next generation of consoles.
Source: VG247

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By SiyaenSokol (SI Elite) on Jun 04, 2012
SiyaenSokol
A decade is quite something. I am not the greatest fan of the Unreal Engine, but I will admit that there work is really impressive.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jun 04, 2012
nocutius
When I hear some talk about an engine lasting 10 years that almost sounds like 10 years of stagnation to me.
By JonahFalcon (SI Elite) on Jun 05, 2012
JonahFalcon
Engines never remain the same over even one year. They get tweaks and updates all the time.
By nocutius (SI Elite) on Jun 05, 2012
nocutius
I know that but it still sounds awful to me :).

That's 10 years of incremental tweaks and upgrades but you need to wait for the next engine for a true jump in awesomeness.

I guess our generation is just spoiled by incredible progress in the 90s.
By lichlord (SI Core) on Jun 05, 2012
lichlord
in terms of computer tech it takes around 2 years to make pcs run 2x faster i doubt a game engine will stay that long good however if its gonna last long like that better make it a stable one
By herodotus (SI Herodotus) on Jun 06, 2012
herodotus
Wellthe Unreal 3 Engine dragged it's carcarss for long enough, mostly dojgn stirling service. HAve to wait and see what #4 is like (minus the plastic blood and rubber ground textures I hope).