We've Officially Entered The Unreal Engine 5 Era

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[{"selector":"#anim-1043912b-eecf-40b1-b975-4e918f24375e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1bf30ca1-90b9-41bb-b898-b555f00fa907","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.92356%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Today it officially took the previous version’s place.

[{"selector":"#anim-a6418247-6e1d-419c-badd-2885cb603e7a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1ac0cd71-c5f9-47bd-92d6-c9d3cce77c03","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.92356%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Now we can expect new Unreal-based games to use it.

[{"selector":"#anim-79c2d043-c6b5-4ddc-8ef9-e6ae47d77635","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-59ba6d69-c55f-41da-a533-1feff9d669af","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.28663%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Some in-progress games like Stalker 2 can use it as well.

[{"selector":"#anim-a15c7b2f-dfe3-45f3-b534-1c756351b8a9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-133f2cf7-44ec-47f9-ba1d-bd867a5eb6c1","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.28663%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] They said that developers can import film-quality 3D assets with massive amounts of geometric detail.

[{"selector":"#anim-ebea6d54-be30-4707-a620-3e36427cf580","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1e69dfbb-e2d3-427c-a906-0304c71e363b","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.28663%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The upcoming Witcher game announced last month that it’s switching to Unreal Engine 5.

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[{"selector":"#anim-db640454-4e36-4dcb-9109-319506763a1e","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3b68b42-8449-40af-bec7-3b376556204f","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(-115.28663%, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":100,"duration":800,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] With this release, we aim to empower both large and small teams to really push the boundaries of what’s possible, visually and interactively, they said.

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