[Update:Epic contacted us to say that Ubisoft is using the considerably older Unreal Engine 2, not Unreal Engine 3. Looks like thatInfinity Blade 3Dwill have to wait.]
A while ago, Epic’s Mark Rein said his studio wasn’t supporting the Nintendo 3DS because itwasn’t powerful enoughto run its popular Unreal Engine. Apparently, Ubisoft does what Epican’t, as it’s had no trouble running Unreal on the system.
“The 3DS is powerful, and we are able to run the Unreal Engine on this console, which is pretty impressive for a handheld machine, and the 3D doesn’t affect the performance (thanks to my amazing programmers),” boastsSplinter Cell3DS producer Fabrice Cuny.
Rein said Epic would be on the 3DS “like water on a fish” if it were powerful enough to handle its software. Well, it would appear the ball is in Epic’s court now … so are we going to getInfinity Blade 3Dor what?
Sarcastic smugness aside, we should probably wait and see how Ubisoft’s games turn out first, but it’s still a pretty big step. Hopefully this leads to some visually impressive games on the system.
