Unreal Engine 5 produces amazing visuals on PS5 (video)

Epic Games gives us a teaser of what to expect from the next generation of consoles (and future PC games). The game publisher reveals a demonstration of its upcoming Unreal Engine 5 running on the PlayStation 5 console.

Called "Lumen in the Land of Nanite", this tech demo shows off two key new features of Unreal Engine 5: Nanite virtualized micropolygon geometry and Lumen fully dynamic global illumination. Amazing stuff.

Join Technical Director of Graphics Brian Karis and Special Projects Art Director Jerome Platteaux (filmed in March 2020) for an in-depth look at "Lumen in the Land of Nanite" - a real-time demonstration running live on PlayStation 5 showcasing two new core technologies that will debut in UE5: Nanite virtualized micropolygon geometry, which frees artists to create as much geometric detail as the eye can see, and Lumen, a fully dynamic global illumination solution that immediately reacts to scene and light changes.

Also present in the demo are next-gen features already available in Unreal Engine 4.25, such as Niagara VFX improvements, Chaos physics and destruction, animation system enhancements, and audio advancements. Unreal Engine 4.25 also includes support for next-gen consoles.