State of Unreal: Inside Unreal Engine 5

For years, the 3D software development tool Unreal Engine has powered some of the biggest video games on the market—from Fortnite to Valorant—as well as television shows like The Mandalorian and even Porsche engineering. On Tuesday, Epic Games showed off the public release of Unreal Engine 5, the engine’s first major update in 8 years.

The company promises that the new updates to Unreal Engine 5 will make it the bedrock for the next generation of Web 3 developments—from metaverse experiences to movies, and of course, video games.

Leading up to its release, TIME got exclusive access to several developers and artists who have already started using a preview version of Unreal Engine 5. They praised the system and discussed its potential in ushering an array of advancements across industries, including the metaverse. Here’s what’s under the hood.

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[UnrealDirective]

This release of Unreal Engine 5 enables teams and individuals to create larger, more vibrant worlds quicker. While Niagara and Lumen are the breadwinners, you can't forget the fantastic new level design and modeling tools with UE5!
I'm looking forward to digging into all of the new features and sharing my findings with my community~

[JonathanWinbush]

Been really loving using unreal with my motion graphics work the past few years but UE5 is really setting a new bar can't wait to make more tutorials with this.

[HeavensDisciplesGames]

With Nanite and Large World Coordinates (LWC) in Unreal Engine 5, I'm able to build an entire galaxy as a solo dev.

[irelandgrt]

I was about to sell my 3060 ti because I was bored with games. Perhaps I'll wait.

[rainstorygames]

Looking forward to making something with UE5!

[MukiMuki]

It's fine the Witcher 4 is gonna use this though I'd rather the Cyberpunk sequel stick with RedEngine

[k-dramagoodmorningseoul]

Hi! How are you?

Korea/Seoul has been showing early summer weather since yesterday. And a new week has begun again. I hope you have a week of health and good things together.

And please show your interest and love for SEASON 2, which will start anew this Friday, the 15th. Let me know if you have a better idea.

Thank you.

[joshb]

They tracing everything now. “Freeway tracing” lol tracing is what I did in school over other drawings and acting like I did all the work. That’s not even shunned upon anymore it’s encouraged.

[mrCetus]

Looking forward to making something with UE5!

[denismikolaev]

Felicidades, es un buen ejemplo. 338 sentadillas son unos XXXGIRLS.Uno muchas y un buen ejercicio. Se deja ver que hay muy buenos resultados 😍👍 Saludos desde la Cd.. de world 🌹😉💖 los mortalesz abian apreciado tan hermosa mujer.k

[Medicbobs]

Working on a post apocalyptic tripod game now :)

[thegriffin]

the costs of movies will now be significantly reduced thanks to unreal engine 5 and we can now redo movies the flopped because of bad CGI