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Should/Will Naughty Dog use a new engine for PlayStation 5?
- Thread starter Frieza
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The current version of the engine they use is producing fantastic results. I'm sure the next iteration will continue to impress.
No, they have an internal Engine they have developed for years, they have full reign to adjust or update any part of it. It's one of the most powerful things about ND is the power of their engine they have created. Switching that would ruin their entire pipeline.
Would be a tremendous undertaking to create a new engine from scratch. It highly depends on how it's structured right now, but unless it's a total clusterfuck that can't be improved unless it needs to be rewritten, they'd be better off making increments to their current engine.
Engines are not just things you can hotswap. There are a ton of stories about how a mandatory switch to Frostbite really hamstrung a lot of development at EA, especially for BioWare.
I mean, they'll have a new version of their engine. Saying they've been using the "same engine" since the PS3 days is like saying Unreal Engine 3 is the "same engine" as Unreal Engine 4 or 5.
It does seem pretty dated, graphically. A bit cartoony. Animations are ahead of the rest though.
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I thought the numbered unreal engines were new iterations rather than just the same engine updated.
? What exactly would they be able to do with a new engine versus changing their current engine? There's way too many misconceptions when it comes to game engines.
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That's why I made this thread lol after playing the TLOU 2 I noticed there were some small aspects that reminded me of the old uncharted games and then I remembered they are using the same engine.
Shoot, I bet they already have a PS5 version of Last of Us 2 using raytracing. There are some scenes in there specifically designed to showcase it. I'm absolutely confident.
Not so much as UC4 looks cartoony, as far as the color palette goes. And the graphics and detail in characters outside of cutscenes is looking a bit dated.
Naughty Dog's technology is some of the best in the industry. It's not like they're using Gamebryo or something. It would make zero sense to start from scratch.
Very well could be. Seems to be a consistent art choice in all the UC's and TLOUs.
Cutscenes do to me as well.
I haven't played TLoU 2 and I'm not smart enough to notice engine issues so unless there's something that's interrupting their workflow or acting as a technical bottleneck I don't see why they'd build a new engine or transition to a out of house tech.
Yeah it did. I loved the emotion on the characters during the combat as well. Shit was scary to look at when you are doing a stealth kill and panned the camera around to see their faces during that animation.
They will probably update the engine. I really hope ND games on PS5 eliminate those annoying "loading screens". If you skip cutscenes in TLOU2 you know how much time is needed to reload the next level/cutscene.
Personally I think ND games will fundamentally changed with the PS5, I mean in a large F scale. You have no idea.
Personally I think ND games will fundamentally changed with the PS5, I mean in a large F scale. You have no idea.
In regards to ND games looking "cartoony" - it would be a mistake to view it as a technical limitation instead of artistic choice:
Their engine they have developed is amazing, and to think it was their PS3 engine. I imagine we will see them continuing to update the same engine to take advantage of the power of the PS5.
Yeah they should start using Unreal Engine, that way TLOU3 will look more Fortniteish because that's how it works.
Gotta love Gamers and Game Engine discussions.
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I mean they set the industry standard in terms of fidelity by continuously updating their engine (just like Rockstar) - I see no reason why they would ditch that.
The engine thing is funny because im not sure if Ferrari develops a new engine every few years.
I am currently coding on a system that was made literally 40 years ago and whenever i get frustrated, i just add to it and bring it up to date with latest database trends. We almost never start from scratch.
I am currently coding on a system that was made literally 40 years ago and whenever i get frustrated, i just add to it and bring it up to date with latest database trends. We almost never start from scratch.
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