Speaking to Develop, Epic Games' Mike Capps revealed the studio is already making the rounds to hardware manufacturers to discuss the Unreal Engine 4 technology in hopes of having it ready on day-one of the next-generation of consoles.
"I think a year from a console's launch is perfectly fine for releasing a game," Capps stated, "but not for releasing tech. We need to be there day-one or very early. That's my primary focus." The Unreal Engine 3 came about roughly a year after the Xbox 360 launched.
Capps then went on to mention their "Samaritan" demo which was shown earlier in the year, and feels what was demonstrated could be achieved at a reasonable development cost, and it's what gamers should demand for the next cycle.
Availability of the Unreal Engine 4 to smaller developers, specifically for mobile games, is also a focus for the company.
