Fortnite: on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X the title will use the Unreal Engine 5

During the Game Summer Fest which was held yesterday afternoon, epic Games announced that their flagship title, Fortnite, will also be released on next-gen consoles: PlayStation 5 e Xbox Series X, during the launch of the same. Not only that, the title will even exploit the new one U which was shown for the first time just yesterday and which wowed everyone, although support for the new graphics engine will be released at a later time not yet specified in 2021.

However, many players have raised doubts that the company immediately wanted to clarify. Although Fortnite will have a new graphics engine on next generation consoles, the title will not be a real new game but a simple one. optimized version to make the most of the new hardware. But how will this be possible? The company did not want to share this information, stating only that at the launch of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X the title will exploit theU to then migrate in mid-2021 to Unreal Engine 5.

Epic finally confirmed that game progress and items purchased on other consoles, in case you want to make a "switch" from PS4 to PS5, will be transferred between one console and another without losing anything. Finally, support for the cross-play with next generation consoles.