Unreal Engine 4 "years away", says Rein

Epic Games has told Eurogamer it plans to release Unreal Engine 4 alongside the next generation of hardware.

"It’s just a research project today," Mark Rein, boss of Epic, told us. "Our plan is that it will be aimed at the next generation so it is many years away."

Epic technology boffin Tim Sweeney has previously said development proper will not begin until later this year. The fourth version of its engine will exclusively target new consoles, and then PCs…