Unity 7 to launch in Q1 2027; new engine is a "direct continuation" of Unity 6

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Unity 7 enters beta in December 2026 and ships Q1 2027 as a "direct continuation" of Unity 6's architecture, eliminating traditional version-upgrade friction. The engine introduces a new CLI and public API for asset validation and cross-tool collaboration, a free MCP for AI coding agents, modern CoreCLR foundation, and real-time global illumination with Surface Cache GI. Unity emphasized AI tools are optional; developers can opt out entirely while remaining fully supported.

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Appeared in 2026-07-21.