{"slug": "epic-confirms-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-next-week-with-web-back-as-a-target", "title": "Epic confirms Unreal Engine 5.9 preview next week, with web back as a target", "summary": "Epic Games confirmed on November 3rd that Unreal Engine 5.9 is coming, with a Preview build due next week and web returning as a target platform, announced in a post on X from the official Unreal Engine account during Unreal Fest Tokyo. The release names AI workflows, web targeting, rendering and animation as focus areas, and Epic exercised the 5.9 option it left open at State of Unreal. The 5.9 web target could widen where UE5 projects ship while teams face a wait for UE6 Early Access at the end of 2027.", "body_md": "# Epic confirms Unreal Engine 5.9 preview next week, with web back as a target\n\n**Epic exercised the 5.9 option it left open at State of Unreal, naming AI workflows, web targeting, rendering and animation for the Preview.**\n\n        By [Ryan Merket](https://runtimewire.com/author/ryan-merket)\n        · Published \n\nPrimary source: [x.com](https://x.com/UnrealEngine/status/2117603978489811012)\n\n## Why it matters\n\nUE5 teams face a long wait for UE6 Early Access at the end of 2027. The 5.9 web target could widen where UE5 projects ship, while the release also promises changes to AI workflows, rendering and animation.\n\nEpic Games confirmed on November 3rd that Unreal Engine 5.9 is coming, with a Preview build due next week and web returning as a target platform. The announcement came [in a post on X](https://x.com/UnrealEngine/status/2117603978489811012) from the official Unreal Engine account during Unreal Fest Tokyo.…\n\nWhen you purchase through links in our articles, [we may earn a small commission](https://runtimewire.com/affiliate-monetization-standards). This doesn’t affect our editorial independence.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/epic-confirms-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-next-week-with-web-back-as-a-target", "canonical_source": "https://runtimewire.com/article/epic-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-web-target", "published_at": "2026-11-03 16:21:40+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-11-03 19:49:39.302489+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["ai-tools", "developer-tools"], "entities": ["Epic Games", "Unreal Engine 5.9", "Unreal Engine", "Unreal Fest Tokyo", "State of Unreal", "UE6"], "also_reported_by": [], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/epic-confirms-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-next-week-with-web-back-as-a-target", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/epic-confirms-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-next-week-with-web-back-as-a-target.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/epic-confirms-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-next-week-with-web-back-as-a-target.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/epic-confirms-unreal-engine-5-9-preview-next-week-with-web-back-as-a-target.jsonld"}}