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- May 13, 2020
- 3:01 pm
Unreal Engine 5 is Epic Games’ next-gen game engine, utilizing film-quality art assets and dynamic lighting.
A PS5 tech demo highlights the new capabilities of Epic’s game engine.
What is Lumen technology and how does it enhance the gaming experience?
Recently, Sony made waves in the gaming industry with the release of its highly-anticipated PS5 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo. Presented during a live stream event in May 2020, the demo showcased the next-generation capabilities of the PS5 console and the Unreal Engine 5 game engine.
The demo, titled “Lumen in the Land of Nanite”, takes players on a journey through a vast and stunningly detailed environment, filled with intricate rock formations, lush foliage, and soaring cliffs. The demo was designed to showcase the highly-advanced processing power of the PS5, which is capable of rendering and displaying massive amounts of detail and complexity in real-time.
One of the most impressive features of the demo is the Lumen technology, which allows for highly-realistic and dynamic lighting effects. This means that the environment and objects within it react realistically to changes in lighting conditions, such as sunlight shining through a window or a torch flame flickering in the dark. Along with these impressive visual effects, the demo also shows off the Nanite technology, which enables developers to create highly-detailed and complex models with ease.
Thanks to the powerful hardware of the PS5, the demo runs seamlessly, with no noticeable slowdown or lag, despite the high level of detail and complexity. This showcases the potential for future games to offer players even more immersive and detailed experiences than ever before.
While the demo is not a game in itself, it serves as a powerful demonstration of what the PS5 and the Unreal Engine 5 can do, and has already generated significant buzz among gamers and developers alike. With the promise of even more advanced graphics and capabilities in the next generation of gaming, the PS5 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo has left many excited for the future of gaming.
