Mark Rein Clears Up Remarks on Unreal Engine 4

Contrary to popular belief, the Unreal Engine 4 is not abandoning the PC, according to Epic head honcho Mark Rein. Speaking in reference to remarks made by Epic cohort Tim Sweeney, Rein said:

“When Tim Sweeney was talking about Unreal Engine 4 … he mentioned something along the lines of it being exclusively for the next generation of consoles. What he meant was, it won’t run on this generation of consoles.”

But the PC gamers will say: Unreal Engine 3 came out on consoles first! You’re leaving us in the dust, Rein – we made you who you are!

To this Rein responds that “that’s the way it works: the console guys were, in this generation, able to spend the money to put the really high end parts out before they were even affordable on PC.”

So whether UE4 makes its debut on console or PC, those rockstar devleopers in Raleigh aren’t leaving anyone behind.

“You are able to buy a PC that’s as powerful as the Xbox 360 long before the 360 generation is finished. So people, calm down,” Rein said. “If we give conflicting views and say things that are negative, it’s because we care about it and we want it to be strong, and we’re going to work to make it strong.”