Unity 6, billed as the most “stable and performant” version of the engine, will launch globally on October 17, 2024.
Breaking the news at the Unite conference in Barcelona, Unity said the next version of its popular game engine will provide developers with the tools and features needed to “create bigger, more immersive games and reach more players across more platforms.”
“Unity 6 will give developers customizable graphics rendering for greater control over the graphics of their games; streamlined multiplayer game development to accelerate their journey through the entire game development lifecycle; and robust tools to create advanced games optimized for web browsers,” reads a press release.
Unity CEO Matt Bromberg, who recently eliminated the controversial Runtime Fee in an effort to regain developer trust, Unity 6 will be backed by “deeper, longer-term support” and will receive dedicated product and engineering resources post-launch.
“[Developers] They will also receive frequent updates with new features, performance improvements, and bug fixes, all based on their feedback and with minimal disruption to ongoing projects,” he added.
Unity 6 will receive a major 6.1 update in April 2025 to expand its core capabilities and introduce new features such as support for foldable and larger screen formats, Deferred+ rendering in GPU Resident Drawer, and new build targets and profiles.
In a recent interview with Game DeveloperUnity product president Ryan Ellis explained that the company will be taking a “generational” approach to supporting the engine. It’s a tactic that will see Unity 6 progress through more formalized updates starting with Unity 6.1.