{"id":8576,"date":"2025-06-04T16:16:06","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:16:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8576"},"modified":"2025-06-04T16:16:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T07:16:06","slug":"the-witcher-4-unreal-engine-5-tech-demo-on-ps5-revealed-playstation-weblog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8576","title":{"rendered":"The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo on PS5 revealed \u2013 PlayStation.Weblog"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">We at CD Projekt Purple are collaborating with Epic Video games to push open-world recreation design additional than ever earlier than, and we wished to share our progress with the gaming neighborhood by way of The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo \u2014 a showcase of how we\u2019re bringing extra life, depth, and reactivity to the Continent than ever earlier than.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">This isn\u2019t gameplay of The Witcher 4, however we nonetheless wished to include CD Projekt Purple\u2019s signature storytelling into the tech demo, displaying our new protagonist Ciri within the midst of a harmful monster contract. We additionally reveal the never-before-seen area of Kovir, a rugged land the place cities are constructed on commerce and preserve a cautious distance from the army conflicts that plague the remainder of the north.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">However the focus of this tech demo is simply that \u2014 tech \u2014 and we had been proud to point out it dwell on stage, operating at 60 frames per second on a PlayStation 5. The instruments highlighted received\u2019t simply energy The Witcher 4, however may even be shared with the broader online game growth neighborhood by way of Unreal Engine 5. The tech we\u2019re creating with Epic will profit the complete business, in the end bringing a greater expertise to gamers.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode shortcode--youtube\">\n<div class=\"youtube-video\" data-youtube-id=\"lOAiB3GZOQo\" data-title=\"\">\n\t<button class=\"youtube-video__load-button\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t<svg class=\"icon icon--play icon--26 icon--play icon--blue\" aria-hidden=\"true\" viewbox=\"0 0 20 20\" focusable=\"false\" version=\"1.1\">\n\t\t<title\/><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" class=\"icon-primary-color\" d=\"M0 1.75v17l20-8.5z\"\/>\t<\/svg><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Play  Video<\/span><br \/>\n\t<\/button><br \/>\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/content\/themes\/playstation-2018\/images\/placeholder.svg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/lOAiB3GZOQo\/default.jpg 120w, https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/lOAiB3GZOQo\/mqdefault.jpg 320w, https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/lOAiB3GZOQo\/hqdefault.jpg 480w, https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/lOAiB3GZOQo\/sddefault.jpg 640w, https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/lOAiB3GZOQo\/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width: 1170px) 936px, (min-width: 960px) 80vw, 100vw\" data-src=\"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/lOAiB3GZOQo\/maxresdefault.jpg\" class=\"youtube-video__image-overlay lazy\" alt=\"The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo on PS5 revealed\"\/><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_53 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title \" >Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\" role=\"button\"><label for=\"item-69e7d95355548\" ><span class=\"\"><span style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input aria-label=\"Toggle\" aria-label=\"item-69e7d95355548\"  type=\"checkbox\" id=\"item-69e7d95355548\"><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8576\/#ML_Deformer\" title=\"ML Deformer\">ML Deformer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8576\/#Quick_Geometry_Streaming\" title=\"Quick Geometry Streaming\">Quick Geometry Streaming<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8576\/#Nanite_Foliage\" title=\"Nanite Foliage\">Nanite Foliage<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8576\/#Unreal_Animation_Framework\" title=\"Unreal Animation Framework\">Unreal Animation Framework<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/?p=8576\/#Mass_Framework\" title=\"Mass Framework\">Mass Framework<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"ML_Deformer\"><\/span>ML Deformer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Early within the tech demo we introduce Ciri\u2019s horse Kelpie to the world \u2014 and the way she\u2019s way more advanced than our previous buddy Roach. Alongside tech that makes controlling Kelpie really feel rather more grounded and lifelike, we\u2019ve labored laborious to develop high-quality, real-time character deformations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">ML Deformer permits components like Kelpie\u2019s muscle groups to maneuver and flex precisely, due to high-fidelity information offering it with the flexibility to approximate advanced deformations effectively throughout gameplay. This permits these extremely sensible actions to happen with out the sport taking a efficiency hit.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54563969559_d193328a53_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54563969559_d193328a53_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Quick_Geometry_Streaming\"><\/span>Quick Geometry Streaming<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">We\u2019re listening to the massive scale too. Quick Geometry Streaming permits the whole lot within the tech demo \u2014 from the snowy mountaintops to the deep valleys and huge forests \u2014 to seamlessly load with out compromising efficiency. It\u2019s current all through the tech demo, and the very fact it might probably\u2019t be observed proves it\u2019s doing its job.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Contemplate once we meet up with Ciri earlier than she reaches the bustling buying and selling hub of Valdrest, for instance. We transfer rapidly by way of the world, in and round totally different components of the atmosphere, however there\u2019s no stuttering or object pop-ins. Quick Geometry Streaming is optimized to rapidly load static geometry, utilizing a light-weight technique to register and unregister belongings. The result&#8217;s what we present all through the tech demo: easy and seamless world loading that enables the great thing about Kovir to shine.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564020643_5c9460f6cc_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564020643_5c9460f6cc_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Nanite_Foliage\"><\/span>Nanite Foliage<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">Talking of Kovir, we take a detour by way of one in every of its dense forests whereas Ciri is driving to Valdrest. Nanite Foliage expertise we\u2019re growing with Epic, and the way it permits our builders\u2019 inventive imaginative and prescient to be totally realised in Unreal Engine 5. This tech renders extremely detailed and sensible timber and vegetation by way of each density and constancy, with out compromising efficiency.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Nanite Foliage is a brand new expertise that effectively renders huge quantities of foliage at runtime, making it attainable to effortlessly populate landscapes with advanced belongings \u2014 similar to lush timber with particular person branches that sway within the wind.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564117780_047a0daa43_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54564117780_047a0daa43_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Unreal_Animation_Framework\"><\/span>Unreal Animation Framework<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">We all the time wish to make our open worlds really feel alive and lived in, and the Unreal Animation Framework proven off within the tech demo lets us add extra life than ever to the villages, cities, and cities of the Continent. This tech powers superior mixing, state machines, and procedural animation workflows, letting us have many advanced characters interacting with the world directly.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">After we place a band on the stage in Valdrest, for instance, we make the most of Unreal Animation Framework to drastically improve the variety of NPCs on display. And these aren\u2019t simply easy onlookers standing nonetheless or working on a loop; each reacts to what\u2019s occurring round them. We would like the hole between Ciri and the NPCs of The Witcher 4 to be as small as attainable.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54563788121_cc1f763b5c_4k.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54563788121_cc1f763b5c_4k.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mass_Framework\"><\/span>Mass Framework<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p class=\"\">One other device that provides to the believability and lived-in feeling of the world, Mass Framework simulates massive crowds and AI behaviour like those seen within the busy market of Valdrest. The information-driven design of Mass manages 1000&#8217;s of brokers with minimal efficiency value, making it superb for creating sensible, dynamic populations in video games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">It additionally permits sensible objects and complicated interactions to operate. As Ciri approaches the market we see her stumble upon a person carrying a crate of apples, for instance. Discover how he doesn\u2019t simply react to her collision; he loses his footing and drops a number of apples, which roll down the hill and set off additional, unscripted chain reactions like kids operating to steal one or pigs searching for an early lunch. Implementing interactions like these is a method we\u2019re making The Witcher 4 probably the most immersive Witcher recreation to this point.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We at CD Projekt Purple are collaborating with Epic Video games to push open-world recreation design additional than ever earlier than, and we wished to share our progress with the gaming neighborhood by way of The Witcher 4 Unreal Engine 5 Tech Demo \u2014 a showcase of how we\u2019re bringing extra life, depth, and reactivity [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-8576","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-playstation"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8576","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8576"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8576\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":8577,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8576\/revisions\/8577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/8578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8576"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8576"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aireviewirush.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8576"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}