On the subject of the Unreal Engine 4 and its future, Epic Games’ President Mike Capps told Edge:
I’m sure that if Microsoft were to let any developer in the world know of their next-generations plans, Mike Capps’ number would be at the top of their phone list. However, providing game content in advance of the physical hardware has always been a tough jump for developers to make. It usually involves a serious investment of time, money, and company restructuring in order for any developer to make the leap into next generation game-creation.
In this respect Capps’ concerns are totally understandable. When you consider that Epic Games has so far been the defacto Engine-maker for this generation of consoles, how they perceive the future requirements of this industry of ours is perhaps more important than that of any other company out there.
My solution to this problem has always been the same: Simply throw money and exotic sports cars at Tim Sweeney until you are rich. What do you guys think? Does Epic really have anything to worry about here?
Source: CVG
