Wii U, PS3 and X360 won't be getting Unreal Engine 4

[Deleted_171835]

Epic has been unclear about the Wii U's support for UE4 in the past, with Epic co-founder Mark Rein telling Videogamer that Epic doesn't intend to bring the engine to Wii U, but that "if a customer decides they want to port an Unreal Engine 4 game to Wii U, they could." I asked Rein, "Will UE4 run on the Wii U?"

"Hahaha no." Rein said, with expert comedic timing. The room erupted with laughter. As the laughs died down, Rein continued: "I mean, sorry, it's not really a correct answer. We're not… we have Unreal Engine 3 for the Wii U. Right? And Unreal Engine 3 is powering all kinds of amazing games, still lots of games are being made with Unreal Engine 3. We announced today about a new Unreal Engine 3 license. Unreal Engine 3 doesn't disappear because of Unreal Engine 4. But our goal for Unreal Engine 4 console-wise is next-gen consoles. That's really what our energies are focused on. If you want to make a Wii U game, we have Unreal Engine 3, and it's powering some of the best games on the Wii U already.

"Nothing controversial, guys," he jokingly chided.

http://kotaku.com/the-wii-u-wont-be..._source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=Socialflow

With sluggish sales, lack of third-party support and now no UE4 support, the Wii U situation truly is unreal.


UPDATE:
http://www.computerandvideogames.co...-support-for-wii-u-ps3-or-xbox-360-says-rein/

XBOX360 and PS3 won't be getting it either.

In an update to this recent development, CVG said: no fucking shit.

 

[Chary]

Boo-Hoo. I am sobbing sadly about the horrors of no UE4. /sarcasm

The Wii-U might be in trouble right now, but can you honestly say that other consoles haven't started out bad, only to come back with a bang?

 

[Rydian]

Is UE4 relying on some later API version or something?

 

[GameWinner]

Ouch.
Nintendo better do something otherwise this thing will be the next Gamecube once PS4 and NextBox arrive.

 

[Eerpow]

I thought we knew this already, that the Wii U could run it but that they just wouldn't support it themselves.

 

[BenRK]

People at Epic acting like assh[family friendly filter activated]? That has never happened before!

 

[Gahars]

Boo-Hoo. I am sobbing sadly about the horrors of no UE4. /sarcasm

Well, if UE 4 becomes an industry standard the same way UE 3 has, then yeah, that's kind of a horrific proposition for the Wii U's library.

So yeah, this is some pretty bad news - it looks like the Wii U has a serious engine stall.

 

[KingVamp]

They can still port it, it seems. So, isn't more like, not getting it officially?

 

[The Catboy]

I'd take time to defend the Wii U, but I have hardly even touched mine since I got it and every game I wanted won't be coming out any time soon.
I would have to say that I really have buyers remorse and should have waited on this one. It's not a bad system, but it's not what I expected it to be.

 

[pokefloote]

I love how they say "No, it won't be on Wii U, we are planning it for Next-Gen consoles only."

 

[Hielkenator]

Well, if UE 4 becomes an industry standard the same way UE 3 has, then yeah, that's kind of a horrific proposition for the Wii U's library.

So yeah, this is some pretty bad news - it looks like the Wii U has a serious engine stall.

What, only for the coming 4 to 5 years, no big deal.
Just look at the UE4 games, lol...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Unreal_Engine_games#Unreal_Engine_4
3 games in total so far!

 

[Deleted_171835]

What, only for the coming 4 to 5 years, no big deal.

4 to 5 years being the entire lifespan of the Wii U?

 

[Guild McCommunist]

What, only for the coming 4 to 5 years, no big deal.

Because not getting industry standard tech for 4-5 years is no big problem.

Don't say "Well the Wii didn't need it" because right now the Wii U is in an entirely different boat. If the Wii U really wants to cater to "core gamers" it's missing out a ton on UE4.

 

[Rydian]

I love how they say "No, it won't be on Wii U, we are planning it for Next-Gen consoles only."

Well, it's definitely not "next-gen" hardware...

 

[Hielkenator]

Because not getting industry standard tech for 4-5 years is no big problem.

Don't say "Well the Wii didn't need it" because right now the Wii U is in an entirely different boat. If the Wii U really wants to cater to "core gamers" it's missing out a ton on UE4.

For the announced 3 unreal engine4 games? Not a ton in my book.

4 to 5 years being the entire lifespan of the Wii U?

yes, just like all other Nintendo homeconsoles

 

[Guild McCommunist]

For the announced 3 unreal engine4 games? Not a ton in my book.

It's not like UE3 came out with a thousand games. It became the industry standard over time.

 

[KingVamp]

I'd take time to defend the Wii U, but I have hardly even touched mine since I got it and every game I wanted won't be coming out any time soon.
I would have to say that I really have buyers remorse and should have waited on this one. It's not a bad system, but it's not what I expected it to be.

Wait, so you didn't want any, not even one game that out now?


I honestly didn't think it's really Nintendo's fault. There are too many, for a lack of a better term, jerks for higher ups.

 

[chyyran]

WiiU is console Vita?

Anyways, this isn't especially new news, I thought we've known about it for some time already, that WiiU won't officially get UE4.

 

[Hielkenator]

It's not like UE3 came out with a thousand games. It became the industry standard over time.

Not all games run from the UE. Granted most shooters do.
It nice to work with also but, still has it boundries without heavy modification of the developers to do something original.

 

[The Catboy]

Wait, so you didn't want any, not even one game that out now?


I honestly didn't think it's really Nintendo fault. There are too many,for a lack of a better term, jerks for higher ups.

Oh there are games like New Super Mario U and Zombi U that I enjoyed, but that being said I feel like the system was a bit of a bait n switch. We were promised one thing and got another thing instead.
If anything Nintendo needs to be more aggressive on 3rd parties. Right now it seems like every 3rd party developer is just crapping on their system and Nintendo just isn't doing anything about it. If they don't want this to be like Wii (weak system with mostly shovelware) then they need to step up their game.