EA shows off Frostbite engine's next-gen hair Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. EA shows off Frostbite engine's next-gen hair A cut above. News by Tom Phillips Deputy Editor Updated on 22 May 2019 117 comments A day on from our first look at Spider-Man running on a PlayStation 5-like setup, EA has debuted some next-gen tech of its own. It's all about hair. EA has devoted a small team of people at its DICE and Criterion studios to improving the look of follicles in the Frostbite engine. Genuinely, the results are impressive. It's not just the physics side of how hair moves, either - it's how each hair reflects the light differently as it does so, and how this is affected when hair has been artificially coloured. The first in a series of EA blog posts on the subject has shown off a number of sneak peeks, which Digital Foundry has rounded up below: And yes, that mannequin is extremely creepy. Of course, there's no guarantee this level of fidelity will be possible yet on a specific next-gen console: we simply do not know the specs of either Microsoft or Sony's machines. But as a work-in-progress for what Frostbite is capable of, it's certainly something to aim for. Frostbite has been having a bit of a rough time of it of late - it's been repeatedly labelled a bottleneck by Mass Effect and Anthem studio BioWare, for example, which has struggled to build its role-playing games in an engine originally built for first-person shooters. EA now uses Frostbite across the board: for racing games (Need for Speed), RPGs (Dragon Age, Mass Effect), and sports titles (FIFA). The only notable exceptions of late are projects from Respawn (Apex Legends, the upcoming Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order). Become a Eurogamer subscriber and get your first month for £1 Get your first month for £1 (normally £3.99) when you buy a Standard Eurogamer subscription. Enjoy ad-free browsing, merch discounts, our monthly letter from the editor, and show your support with a supporter-exclusive comment flair! Support us View supporter archive More News Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Modder dives into Demon's Souls files following PS5 jailbreak, discovers fabled Ring of the Chieftain Who knows what's nexus? 4 Google announces cloud gaming Chromebooks less than a fortnight after Stadia shutdown GeForce Now preinstalled. 11 Latest Articles Digital Foundry Sennheiser's legendary HD 599 open-back headphones are just £70 at Amazon in the Prime Early Access Sale Comfortable with neutral sound and a wide sound stage. Preview Football Manager's new Console edition is the best you'll get without a PC Getting Touch-right. 1 Splatoon 3 Amiibos will be out next month Ink-coming! 3 Fans think Phil Spencer's shelf is teasing the Xbox Game Pass streaming box UPDATE: Xbox confirms old Keystone prototype. 61 Supporters Only Premium only Off Topic: Take a minute to appreciate Cookin' with Coolio's incredible scallops recipe. What a great book. Premium only Off Topic: Reading City of Glass in comic form "Where exactly am I going?" Premium only Off Topic: Il Buco is a transporting film about a really big hole Underlands. Off-Topic Netflix handled Sandman brilliantly It was Dreamy. 9 Buy things with globes on them And other lovely Eurogamer merch in our official store! Explore our store