Unreal Engine 5.8 has been released, featuring a new Lumen Lite mode that can run at 60 FPS on the Switch 2 and handheld PCs. This update is expected to improve rendering performance, which may benefit games on the Switch 2. The release of Unreal Engine 5.8 comes as work is also underway on Unreal Engine 6, although details about the latter are not yet clear.