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Of course someone created a tribute to the Unreal Engine 5 PS5 tech demo in Dreams

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The Unreal Engine 5 tech demo released by Epic this week was meant to showcase what it could do on a PlayStation 5 - but that didn't stop a talented Dreams creator from taking a stab at recreating it on a PlayStation 4.

The video below is the work of Danish artist Martin Nebelong, who has worked for Dreams developer Media Molecule so knows his way around the game.

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Nebelong took just two hours to recreate a scene from the tech demo. Here's a timelapse of the creation process:

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As a reminder, here's Epic's Unreal Engine 5 PS5 tech demo:

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"After watching the Unreal Engine 5 demo I had to try and make something inspired by that, in Dreams," Nebelong said. "I'm completely blown away by the fidelity of UE5 and the possibilities near-unlimited polygons could mean for games. What Epic has achieved with their Engine is utterly amazing!"

Of course, Nebelong's Dreams creation is not a recreation of Epic's tech demo. There's no playable character, and we're limited to one area of the environment. But the detail, audio and atmosphere on offer is impressive - all on a PS4.

Perhaps Dreams will become an unlikely platform for PS5 games on PS4 - if creators can manage it!

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