![[Update] Video: Unreal Engine 4 powers up on PS4](/static/images/news/43342/184_14564_unreal engine 4.jpg?i=1361412908 "[Update] Video: Unreal Engine 4 powers up on PS4")
Extended real-time tech demo shows off dynamic lighting, subsurface scattering and GPU-powered particle effects
Epic's latset development platform Unreal Engine 4 has been confirmed for the PlayStation 4.
The tech and development outfit showed off a stunning new version of its Elemental tech demo, previously debuted at last year's E3 exhibition.
The video displayed a number of the engine's key features for developers such as dynamic lighting and shadowing, real-time reflections, subsurface scattering and GPU-powered particle effects.
The demo was also run completely in real-time.
“We are thrilled to build onto our long-established success with PlayStation,” said Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney.
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“Unreal Engine 4 is expertly designed for the next generation of game development and the outstanding power of PlayStation 4. Today’s demonstration offers a preview of what developers can accomplish using our tools to create games for PlayStation 4.”
You can watch the tech demo for Unreal Engine 4 on the PS4 below.
It still seems like early days for UnrealEngine4, when compared to the PC demo they showed a few months back the SONY demo has been aggressively optimized. It must have been a tight deadline trying to get it running at 30FPS and stable for the show. I wouldn't expect to see the full potential of UnrealEngine4 on next gen consoles until the day they or a third party ship a title. Until then it will slow progress as things slowly get better and better.
I was still shocked a little at how much they had to optimize the engine for the demo. It looks like the quality of the art suffered dramatically.
