Game Freak could make a change to the graphics engine for the next installment of Pokémon that comes to Nintendo Switch 2, as indicated in a job offer.
Pokemon is one of the most successful licenses in the entire history of video games and the success obtained by Pokémon Scarlet and Purple, starting as the seventh best-selling game on Nintendo Switch, certifies this. At the moment, it seems that the next installment of the franchise will postpone its arrival until Nintendo Switch 2 is available, although the details have yet to arrive. 2 DLCs destined for the ninth generation. However, Game Freak could already be thinking further, as indicated by a job offer of the company.
The information comes from Lewtwo’s Twitter accountwhere a job offer from Game Freak is indicated in which the study responsible for Pokémon is looking for artists with Unreal Engine development experience. This can be especially significant, because it would mean that the development of the next installment of the franchise I would change its graphics enginealthough it could also refer to the project that the company has recently announced together with Take-Two Interactive: Project Bloom.
Be that as it may, the Game Freak experience in Unreal Engine can be really positive for the future of Pokémon, since acquiring certain concepts with the graphic engine of Epic Games It could make them bring Pokémon to Unreal Engine, so we will have to remain very attentive to any news regarding this job offer from the Japanese company.
Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shimmering Pearl already had an engine change
It may not be the best example because it was not developed by Game Freak and because the result was not as expected, but Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shimmering Pearl already underwent an engine change graph in its development, building itself in Unity. Although it had certain errors, the truth is that its graphic aspect was most interesting, so the transfer of future installments of Pokémon to Unreal Engine with more open and detailed environments could be a big jump for the saga.
For now It is a mystery if from Game Freak they refer to Pokémon or Project Bloom with this staff experienced in Unreal Engine, so you will have to keep track of them to know what they are preparing in the future.