Epic Games is already working towards Unreal Engine 6 – the next big iteration of its game creation toolkit – which is expected to be "several years" away.
In an interview with The Verge, Epic's CEO, Tim Sweeney, refers to the power of the company's "high-end" engine, but also the "ease of use" of Unreal Editor for Fortnite (simplified tools players can use to make creative mode maps in the hit battle royale). He explains: "The real power will come when we bring these two worlds together so we have the entire power of our high-end game engine merged with the ease of use that we put together in [Unreal Editor for Fortnite]. That's going to take several years. And when that process is complete, that will be Unreal Engine 6."
