![]() ![]() Because this lighting information is only ever an image while in the game the content of that image is fixed. Normally that much lighting in games is 'baked' meaning shadows are converted into a texture which is blended onto the 3D objects, which requires no complex calculation while the game is running but only works if the lighting never changes. This is basically very nice lighting calculations and rendering, fast enough to use at runtime. The first being a massive update to their lighting system, specifically the Dynamic Global Illumination (GI). The video shows off two key areas in which they've made improvements for UE5. Even if you go back and look at the first UE4 tech demos from 2012/13 ( clicky - clicky) a lot of what you see there still stands up to today, and how many games made in UE4 show that level of graphical fidelity throughout the whole game? Just because you see it in these demos it doesn't mean developers are able to instantly start producing games at that visual level, there are many more considerations and factors at play when building a whole game. It is important to remember however, that this is just a tech demo. This was exciting because it was one of the first real looks at anything running on a PS5, but as they continued and discussed the technical details of what they' put together, it became clear UE5 is going to offer so much more when compared to current capabilities for developers. Mid May Epic Games released a video for a tech demo built in UE5 running on the PS5. ![]() We'll first look at some of the amazing things Epic have started teasing with UE5, then take a quick dive into each game shown in Sony's stream last night. We're talking about the first glimpses of the next iteration of Epic Games' game engine, Unreal Engine 5 (UE5 for short) and Sony's special streamed event, which was a focused announcement of their PlayStation 5 (PS5) game line-up as well as a first look at the new consoles' physical design. Coincidentally both things we're referring too have the number 5 in common - 5 is a hot number right now. There have been 2 very exciting new announcements in the gaming world recently that we wanted to make note of.
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