Epic Suggest Unreal Engine 4 Could be too “Futuristic” For Next-Gen Launch Titles

Epic Vice President, Mark Rein has suggested that the next-generation launch titles would probably better off using the current Unreal Engine as apposed to the next.

“I think if you were going to do a launch title for a future console, UE3 would probably be the way to go,” he told CVG.

“And likewise if you were going to do something cross-generational, like Mortal Kombat on PS Vita, Xbox, PS3 and potentially it could be on iPad… that’s Unreal. Unreal spans the gamut, it goes from the smallest smartphone platforms up to the highest spec PC you can build and beyond.”

Rein stated that the Unreal Engine 4 “stuff is very futuristic,” and so the Unreal Engine 3 is “really the horse for this year.”

Rein also explained how the Unreal Engine 3 is capable of more performance, but the creations would only be playable on high-end PC’s.