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Epic Games Unveils Unreal Engine 6 Along With 'New Era' of Rocket League

Epic Games Unveils Unreal Engine 6 Along With 'New Era' of Rocket League

Developer Psyonix showed gameplay footage of Rocket League running on UE6.

Written by Manas Mitul | Updated: 25 May 2026 11:59 IST

Epic Games Unveils Unreal Engine 6 Along With 'New Era' of Rocket League

Photo Credit: Epic Games/ Psyonix

Rocket League UE6 footage was captured real-time in game

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Highlights

Epic Games did not detail Unreal Engine 6 features
Unreal Engine 5 was announced in 2020 with a PS5 tech demo
The "next era" of Rocket League will run on Unreal Engine 6

Epic Games has shared a first look at Unreal Engine 6, the next iteration of its in-house game engine. Rocket League developer Psyonix unveiled a new era for the multiplayer sports title at Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major on Monday, showing a brief look at the game running in Unreal Engine 6.

Unreal Engine 6 Unveiled

The Rocket League gameplay footage was captured real-time in game, Psyonix confirmed in the teaser video. The developer teased “the future of Rocket League, the next ten years,” but did share details about the next major engine update.

The video showed off a roster of shiny cars in action in Rocket League, before unveiling a logo for Unreal Engine 6.

Unreal Engine 5 Demo Running on a PS5 Is Stunning to Say the Least

New Era. New Engine. This is Rocket League. pic.twitter.com/NNKPWMDOv5
— Rocket League (@RocketLeague) May 24, 2026

Epic Games and Psyonix did not detail the features and upgrades coming with the new engine. Epic will likely do a full reveal and feature breakdown in the near future. Unreal Engine 5, for comparison, was announced with a detailed PS5 tech demo in 2020, showcasing gameplay footage and new graphical features. Since then, Unreal Engine 5 has become ubiqutous, powering many triple-A games on current-gen consoles.

This was the first time Epic showed a game running on Unreal Engine 6. However, the company did not announce a release date for the updated version of Rocket League running on UE6. Epic Game's popular Battle Royale title, Fortnite, is likely to get the Unreal Engine 6 update at some point, as well.

Epic Games showcased Unreal Engine 5 in a detailed PS5 tech demo in 2020, months before the current-gen consoles launched. The demo unveiled new technologies like Lumen and Nanite that help generate photoreal graphics.

While the bold promise of Unreal Engine 5 might not have been fully delivered in the years since, the engine has become an industry standard. Several games, both big and small, have utilised UE5, despite concerns of performance issues with the engine. Most notably, upcoming Halo games will be built on Unreal Engine 5.

Additionally, CD Projekt Red, too, has ditched its in-house Red Engine in favour of Unreal Engine 5 for The Witcher 4 and Cyberpunk 2, both of which are in development at the Polish studio.

Rocket League

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Genre Sports

Platform Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4 (PS4), Xbox One, PC: Windows, PC: macOS, PC: Linux

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

PEGI Rating 3+

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