UPDATE 6/12/21: The Matrix Awakens is real – and downloadable now for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S ahead of it going live later this week.
Today’s 29GB download will get you ready for Friday’s big Geoff Keighley-fronted marketing extravaganza that is The Game Awards 2021. There, Neo and Trinity themselves will appear to show off this Unreal Engine 5-powered collaboration between Warner Bros. and Epic Games.
The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience | Teaser Watch on YouTube
“Created by members of the original movie team including Lana Wachowski along with Epic Games and partners, The Matrix Awakens: An Unreal Engine 5 Experience is a wild ride into the reality-bending universe of The Matrix that features performances by Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss,” the game’s description states.
“Get ready for a glimpse into the future of interactive storytelling and entertainment with UE5 in this free, boundary-pushing cinematic and real-time tech demo.”
Now, the next question – when do Neo and Trinity appear in Fortnite?
ORIGINAL STORY 3/12/21: Sci-fi movie trilogy The Matrix – in which Keanu Reaves wears a trench coat and gets cross with some machines – is, after nearly a two decade absence from cinemas, making a comeback later this month in Lana Wachowski’s The Matrix Resurrections, and it looks like there’ll be some kind of accompanying tie-in “experience” heading to PlayStation 5.