Unreal Engine 6 Announced, Debuts with Rocket League Reveal
▼ Summary
– Psyonix unveiled a “new era” for Rocket League at the RLCS 2026: Paris Major, showing the game running on Unreal Engine 6.
– The teaser trailer is the first reveal of Unreal Engine 6, the successor to Unreal Engine 5 which debuted in 2020.
– Rocket League is currently available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, PC, Mac, and Linux.
– A reveal trailer for the Unreal Engine 6 version of Rocket League was shown at the event.
– The announcement was made specifically during the Rocket League Championship Series 2026: Paris Major.
Psyonix has officially kicked off what it calls a “new era” for its wildly popular free-to-play vehicular soccer title, unveiling a glimpse of Rocket League running on Unreal Engine 6. The announcement arrived during the Rocket League Championship Series 2026: Paris Major, where a short teaser trailer offered the first public look at the engine that will succeed its widely adopted predecessor.
This reveal marks the first time Epic Games has shown its next-generation engine technology in action. Unreal Engine 5 originally launched alongside the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series consoles back in 2020, setting a new standard for visual fidelity and real-time rendering. Now, with Unreal Engine 6, the industry gets its first taste of what comes next.
For players wondering about access, Rocket League remains available on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, Mac, and Linux. The teaser trailer, which you can view below, offers a quick but compelling look at how the game might evolve under the hood.
(Source: Gematsu)
