Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga will use Unreal Engine 5
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Depending on how early Ninja gets access to the engine I don't think 2021 is that unrealistic - obviously all depending on how far the game is into development in general. Well and if transferring from 4 to 5 will be as easy as Epic says.
I wonder if devs can make some deals to get their hands on earlier. Epic would probably not mind to have a AAA game to showcase their engine
most likely not delayed or anything. Phil clearly said "early in development" and stressed the word "early" when it was announced. So I always thought smth like 2022
Bigger 1st party studios probably already have access to the early core tech.
I mean a release date hasn't even been hinted at.
or even a release window. or anything
it's like, "will starfield or elder scrolls 6 or Final Fantasy 16 be delayed?"
only answer is uhh *shrug*
I highly doubt of all companies Microsoft and the one that has a good lot of their studios all running Unreal not having been already given access to UE5, and have been getting the engine next-gen ready. All PR moves to keep their name in the spot light.
I'd imagine mid-2022 is about as far out as it could get. So long as they can match the tone of that incredible reveal trailer, I'll wait however long I need to.
Yeah I noticed that too. Could hellblade 2 actually be a UE5 game from the start though? I wonder how early epics partners like MS recieve the engine.
It makes no sense for them to have that many at launch. Theyre gonna spread them out by a month each for gamepass subs
Well, MS have one of the best teams using UE4, so I am sure Epic would want the best using it.
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Believe there were some doubts about some footage in the trailer. Like that isnt possible. Believe with some streaming rocks i believe?
Then Unreal 5 engine tech demo happened and showed the same thing.
And now Hellblade uses Unreal Engine 5 officially.
Hmm
Then Unreal 5 engine tech demo happened and showed the same thing.
And now Hellblade uses Unreal Engine 5 officially.
Hmm
I expect first party studios from Microsoft and Sony have had early builds for a while. inXile is also talking about UE5 for their next game. I'm sure Sony Bend is using it too.
I think DF showed it and was a little sceptical. Then UE5 gets shown off and now it looks more than possibly, as long as the tech is there.
Expected. Big games that have been running on the 4th engine iteration will transition onto the 5th one smoothly, courtesy of Epic support...
Yes, but they said their early gen games will all be cross gen titles, which excluded it from that time frame.
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I mean MS uses Unreal alot with their studios and even push things forward with Gears releases really. And Ninja Theory has a good relationship also with Epic and still works with them on the mocap stuff i believe through Senua Studios. So i wouldnt be surprised with some pubs and devs had alot of input in the engine and even had earlier access.
you know studios can make a disney quality movie inside UE4 and that would still be in engine, right? matter of fact they do as proof of concept.
can't wait to see true gameplay so we can settle if the trailer was real time or not :)
That video was full of skepticism. The geometry gains on display compared to this gen looks more than a generational leap. The Halo trailer displays the same thing and it makes the scenes so much more set.
Yes was and currently likely still is, just that when it's ready for devs to use it will be moved to UE5. The engine isn't ready, but I'm sure they could have people testing it out, I just doubt devs currently making games would be testing it with their major game while the engine is still being worked on.
Epic said it should be easy to convert games to the engine though.
Can't wait to see what devs can do once they get down and dirty with the engine. The difference between early UE4 games and late ones is crazy.
Any idea what the original press release for Hellblade 2 said?
I think Hellblade 2 was highlighted in one of Epics UE 4.25 trailers or something.
Hellblade 2's trailer was my favorite trailer I've seen in the last couple years. So badass, so cool, so beautiful and really encouraging vibe for the future of Hellblade. After beating the first Hellblade, I'm so encouraged to see what they can do with UE5 and on Series X with all that powaaaaaa
I remember you guys were doubting some of the Hell Blade 2 video back then. Did the UE5 showing changed that ? In term of next gen expectations ?