Unreal Engine 5.8 out today, Lumen Light confirmed for Nintendo Switch 2
Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.8, featuring a new Lumen Light mode optimized for the Nintendo Switch 2. This mode, which uses irradiance fields with probe occlusion, is twice as fast as the previous Lumen High Quality and allows games relying on global illumination to run at 60 FPS on the console. This advancement aims to improve the performance of Unreal Engine 5 titles on Nintendo's upcoming handheld.
- Entities
- Company: Epic Games
- Topic: Game Development
- Platform: Nintendo Switch 2
- Topic: Game Engines
- Topic: Lumen Global Illumination
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