In April last year, Sony announced its investment in Epic Games to reach advanced stages in the entertainment field, and now the company's director talks about this cooperation and what results can be expected.

Quoting one of the informed sources, he said Kenichiro Yoshida Sony's Board Director expressed his opinion regarding the cooperation between his company and Epic Games, citing something similar to this cooperation that happened with the company in the past, specifically in 1995, about 29 years ago.

Yoshida He said that game engines are widely used in the film industry and not just in games, and the capabilities of Unreal Engine 5 could pave the way for new horizons in the world of entertainment, and continued talking about the subject:

“The fusion between entertainment and computing began in 1995, when PlayStation joined forces with the company responsible for Toy Story, which was the first film to use full CGI technology from the first minute to the last.”

Full Yoshida He said that although there are other game engines, Unreal Engine is becoming the de facto standard in the video field. This means that it is increasingly used by videographers for various reasons, and investing in it with Epic Games is quite similar to the previous one with full use of modern technology and technology, as he confirmed that they will also explore the Decima engine and the capabilities of the Guerrilla Games team to make cooperation with Epic Games even more exciting.

The investment volume between the two companies is approximately 2 billion dollars, with the possibility of further increasing the investment volume in the coming years and whenever necessary. Ultimately, we will be able to see the results of this cooperation in the gaming industry in the future, which we hope will happen soon.

Could we see PlayStation exclusive games in the future that utilize the full capabilities of Unreal Engine 5?