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Donlon announced that the developers atRiot Gamesare porting the competitive, live-service first-person shooter toUnreal Engine 5and teased additionalValorantprojects.

She goes so far as to say that without Unreal Engine, Valorant couldn’t exist.

Valorant studio head Anna Donlon speaks at Unreal Fest Seattle 2024.

Valorant studios head Anna Donlon speaks at Unreal Fest Seattle 2024.

Donlan also shares that Valorant is currently running on Unreal Engine version 4.27.

Maybe we feel very fortunate to have everything UE5 can offer at our disposal."

“FPS on console?

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Valorant on Xbox “has no right being this good” says WC Staff writer, Zachary Boddy.

But a tactical shooter on a console?

Especially one that’s trying to deliver the gameplay experience that we are?

We really couldn’t wrap our heads around it,” said Donlan.

Screenshot of Valorant’s Limited Beta running on Xbox Series X.

Valorant on Xbox “has no right being this good” says WC Staff writer, Zachary Boddy.

Valorant currently has 35 million players across all platforms.

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