Gaming innovations timeline:
80s: save games, scrolling, sound
90s: 3d graphics, online multiplayer
00s: scripted events, animation, shaders
10s: mature engines, content is king
20s: automated deployment and interoperable content
Not in 2024, but it’s coming. UE6 = UE5 + Verse + rough deployment parity into Fortnite and into standalone products + metaverse economy + standards + ?? magic TBD.
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) January 7, 2024
