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Epic introduces major Unreal Engine 5 update that runs ‘twice as fast’ on Nintendo Switch 2
Video Games Chronicle • • technology
Key Points:
- Epic Games has released Unreal Engine 5.8, featuring a new "Lite" version of its Lumen lighting system that significantly boosts performance on Nintendo Switch 2.
- Lumen Lite runs twice as fast as the previous version, enabling games to run at 60 fps on the Switch 2 while maintaining much of the visual quality.
- The update makes real-time global illumination more viable on the Switch 2 by reducing GPU costs, according to Unreal Engine’s VP of engineering, Simon Tourangeau.
- This performance improvement is expected to encourage more Unreal Engine 5 games, beyond titles like Fortnite, to be ported to the Nintendo Switch 2 in the future.
