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New Unreal Engine 4 Screenshots Appear

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by Adam Biessener on May 17, 2012 at 09:53 AM

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This is what you can expect out of next-gen console hardware. Welcome to the future.

Tech publication Wired has obtained a fresh set of screens from the graphics engine Epic Games is preparing for the next round of consoles, as well as interviews with Epic technology master and co-founder Tim Sweeney and design director Cliff Bleszinski.

"There is a huge responsibility on the shoulders of our engine team and our studio to drag this industry into the next generation," Bleszinski told Wired. "It is up to Epic, and Tim Sweeney in particular, to motivate Sony and Microsoft not to phone in what these next consoles are going to be. It needs to be a quantum leap. They need to damn near render Avatar in real time, because I want it and gamers want it—even if they don’t know they want it."

Stay tuned for the July issue of Game Informer, coming to a mailbox (or inbox) near you as E3 kicks off next month, where we drop some next-gen details of our own.

[via Wired]

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Filed under: News, Epic Games, Unreal, unreal engine, cliff bleszinski, TIm Sweeney, next-gen, next generation, unreal engine 4

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by Aesir Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM

Totally unimpressed by all but one of the images, they're a joke compared to the Samaritan demo. Still, I hope to see something more at E3.
by ps2freak Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:05 AM

It doesn't look that much better; it just has a lot of lens flare. Games look pretty damn good now. I just got Max Payne 3, and it doesn't look too far off from these pictures. I'm starting to fail to see why we need marginally better graphics at this point, when this generation can do so much. If the games industry needs anything, it's creativity, not horsepower.
by Marco Polo Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:08 AM

I have to agree with some othercomments here. Those shots were good, but not even close to mid-blowing. Mind-blowing would be images so razor friggin sharp that I might think I was looking at a live-action movie versus a game. Also, I don't think Unreal Engine 4 is the best graphics engine anymore. Crytek's CryEngine 3 is the one to watch IMO. Crysis 2 with maxed out settings is just nothing short of stunning. Imagine what they'll do with Crysis 3?
by Tobias Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:10 AM

very clean and fresh :)
by Darth-Carbonite Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 11:37 AM

Nice, cant wait to see it in action.
by JPili Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:01 PM

Yeah, I agree Cliffy. People are like "We don't need new consoles yet. The current ones still have a few years in them!" but once they actually get their hands on next-gen consoles, they'll be happy no one listened to them.
by Alex Hanavan Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:05 PM

looks pretty good. I can't wait!
by ynoT0312Taz Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:39 PM

i like the new look.
by Anthony Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:42 PM

3dMark11 > These screenshots.
by dagnastyep Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:45 PM

Awesome. I can't wait to see what they've got up their sleeve.
by Primera77 Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:49 PM

Looks good for the start of next-gen. I'll like to see it in motion
by Marfys Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:50 PM

Lookin Good! Would love to play some Fantasy RPG's run with this!
by dagnastyep Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:52 PM

I would love to see what would happen if you put Tim Sweeney and John Carmack in a room together.
by Ed Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:55 PM

If the next wave of consoles isn't a huge leap over the current wave, I won't buy them. I have no interest in small improvements. I want to be wowed again like I used to be 5 years ago. I haven't been wowed by a games graphics since Killzone 2. If they next wave of consoles is just minor improvements I will stick to using Onlive and ditch consoles.
by DUB7 Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 12:56 PM

untill i can see this in see this in motion, ill hold my thoughts
by XxMatthewxX Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 01:07 PM

I wonder if GTA V will be for next-gen. I would be so upset
by Sepewrathv1 Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 01:31 PM

Epic is like a broken record; graphics, graphics, graphics. Do they ever consider anything else in game design? How good does Unreal's impressive palette of brown have to look, before it looks good enough? A complete repeat of this gen, with better facial animations is not what I consider next gen.
by chris bishop Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 01:36 PM

all the shots look great except for the solar system one, it looks like the stand isnt on the ground
by TagThisTsTs Thursday, May 17, 2012 at 01:37 PM

If this engine looks good. Whoopie doo-dah.
Get some physics in it and fix pop ins. Fix the *** that sucks with your engine beforehand. Those 2 stand out as the reason I hate Unreal. If anyone here really thinks that Unreal is honestly the best then your nuts. They all look the same with washed out colors.