Unreal engine 4 needs consoles 10 times more powerful than current to max it

"People are going to be shocked later this year when they see Unreal Engine 4 and how much more profound an effect it will have."

Epic founder Tim Sweeney also made comment of the upcoming middleware at the summit,claiming the engine will require consoles ten times the power of current-gen machines in order to run at its maximum.

I for one am very excited to see what UE4 will bring. Sounds like it will be awesome

http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/2012/02/13/unreal-engine-4s-profound-effect-headlines-inventory-management-2-13-12/

Already a thread on it :P

Already a thread on it :P

whiskeystrike

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Already a thread on it :P

ShadowDeathX

Dang didn't see them. Sorry folks

I'd bet (if I had money) that "10 times" is a gross exaggeration.

I'd bet (if I had money) that "10 times" is a gross exaggeration.

-Unreal-

"10 times to max it" might be right. but when has console development ever been about maxxing out an engine? Console development is about compromises and sacrifice. UE4 will doubtlessly be ported to next gen consoles, but people who translate this as proof that the next systems will be an order of magnitude more powerful are likely to be disappointed.

this kinda stuff is always said then a couple of years into a console gen the devs learn enough tricks to make it happen almost no matter what they have to work with.