Whereas developer Obsidian Leisure is seemingly preparing for a showcase of its upcoming RPG Avowed in June, the studio has additionally apparently transitioned the sport to a more moderen model of Unreal Engine 5. Rumours additionally point out that Gears of Conflict 4 and 5 developer The Coalition helped Obsidian make the transition to Unreal Engine 5.3.
In accordance with Home windows Central’s Jez Corden, Obsidian acquired assist to maneuver the sport on to Unreal Engine 5.3 from Xbox’s tech groups, in addition to The Coalition. How the sport engine’s newer model will have an effect on improvement going ahead, or what options it brings to the desk that Obsidian needs to utilize are at the moment unknown.
Curiously sufficient, The Coalition hasn’t launched a recreation of its personal in fairly a while, with Gears 5 having come out in September 2019, and its Hivebusters DLC popping out a yr later. Since then, The Coalition has been engaged on unannounced tasks, two of that are rumoured to have been cancelled, whereas additionally working as a assist studio for different video games. Leaks have claimed that the studio is at the moment engaged on the subsequent mainline Gears recreation, which is reportedly set to be unveiled on the Xbox Video games Showcase.
Avowed, however, is slated for launch in Fall 2024. The title bought a gameplay showcase again in January, and is coming to PC and Xbox Sequence X/S. It’s allegedly focusing on a November launch.
Was it already identified Avowed had moved to Unreal Engine 5.3 with assist from Xbox tech / The Coalition? (Cuz it has.)
— Jez (@JezCorden) Might 25, 2024
