More than half of announced games use Unreal Engine

Epic Games has calculated that more than half of all announced games for next-generation consoles are created using Unreal Engine Development Tools.

This was stated in an interview with The Verge by Vice President of Engineering Nick Penwarden. He checked the information from his boss. Tim Sweeney already stated at the introduction of Unreal Engine 5 that 48% of game developers targeting the current generation use their technology.

Unfortunately, we do not know what his share Unreal Engine 5. There are a number of creators using older versions. But it is believed that more developers are moving to the latest version. Among them, for example, the Polish CD Projekt RED. He is changing his signature Red Engine to UE5 for the new Witcher trilogy. The engine also appears frequently in job postings related to game development at Xbox Game Studios.

At the moment, Epic Games continues to improve the technology and a month after the launch in early access release Unreal Engine 5.1 for everyone. New features are designed to increase the efficiency of game development and help teams work more productively. According to available information, the creators are aiming for 60 FPS on PC and consoles.

If nothing changes, Epic wants release multiple updates per year. Three new versions of Unreal Engine 5 are planned for 2023.