Microsoft Game Studios (där Bungie och Rare ingår) kommer att använda sig av Epics Unreal 3-motor för att göra spel till nästa generations Xbox. Det framgår inte av avtalet huruvida Microsoft och deras studios enbart kommer att använda Unreal-teknologin eller om exempelvis Bungie arbetar med egna verktyg.
Shane Kim, Microsofts "Xbox-general" har följande att säga om samarbetet:
We only work with the best partners and utilize the best technologies, and Epic and the Unreal Engine 3 hit the mark on both those fronts. Our teams are creating incredible games and content for the next generation Xbox platform, and by integrating Unreal Engine 3 into our development infrastructure we are able to really maximize our teams' performance and deliver the quality content and creativity that the market has come to expect from us."
Epics Mark Rein är givetvis lika extatisk:
"We are hugely excited that Microsoft Game Studios have selected Unreal Engine 3 for its next generation Xbox platform games. It's an opportunity for us to show the industry the true capabilities of our tools and technologies and is a testament to the incredible amount of hard work by our teams here to deliver tools and technologies that are 100% tuned into the needs of next generation development. It further demonstrates our ability to deliver the most flexible, most productive tools and technology in the market today."
Här nedan kan ni studera lite exempel på Epics Unreal Engine 3.