Xbox Series X|S Console Exclusive S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 Running on Unreal Engine 5 - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 11 August 2021 / 1,855 Views
Developer GSC Game World via Twitter announced the upcoming Xbox Series X|S and PC exclusive, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl, is running on Unreal Engine 5.
"Hey Unreal Engine, Feel free to mention we're running on UE5," reads the tweet from the official S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Twitter account. The Unreal Engine Twitter account replied by saying "Hey, sure thing! We thought it was a secret, though..."
The S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Twitter account replied with another tweet saying, "Not anymore. High five!" and included an image of the game in development using Unreal Engine 5.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl will launch for the Xbox Series X|S and PC on April 28, 2022.
Hey @UnrealEngine,
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) August 11, 2021
Feel free to mention we're running on UE5 ? https://t.co/GLXdLM5YoV
Not anymore. High five! pic.twitter.com/Mw2FqlUF2a
— S.T.A.L.K.E.R. OFFICIAL (@stalker_thegame) August 11, 2021
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Do we really need an article for every game that is being developed with Unreal 5? Everyone knows that Unreal is one of the most popular game engines in the world, so of course a ton of new games currently in development are going to transition to their newest version. It's really not news imo.
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