Epic Games Confirms Rocket League Transition to Unreal Engine 6

Rocket League is officially moving to Unreal Engine 6. Discover details from the massive announcement at the RLCS Paris Major 2026 and what it means for the game.

The long-awaited announcement by the fans of Rocket League has finally been made. Epic Games and Psyonix have announced that Rocket League will now be played using the Unreal Engine 6. The announcement was made during the ongoing Rocket League Championship Series Paris Major tournament, which quickly became a topic of discussion among fans.

Rocket League Moving Beyond Unreal Engine 3 to Unreal Engine 6

Since its launch in 2015, Unreal Engine 3 was used in the development of Rocket League which is an old game engine, hence limiting the developers from implementing major advancements in technology over time.

For several years, many people have expressed dissatisfaction over slow updates, outdated menu screens, boring season events, and lack of innovation in the game.

These problems largely exist due to technical constraints on UE3. Fortunately, newer engines offer superior rendering capabilities, better lighting, better networking capabilities, and faster production cycles – all of which UE6 will bring.

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A shift to Unreal Engine 6 is set to revolutionize the game. In the course of the unveiling process, viewers had the opportunity of seeing a glimpse of the game in action on the new engine through a demonstration of very realistic graphics.

No date of release has been mentioned; however, players are convinced that it will make a huge difference in the future of the game.

However, amid all this excitement, the community still stays very cautious due to one big reason – physics. The gameplay accuracy is important in Rocket League, and anything can go wrong.

This is exactly why many players have concerns about the transition. However, there is some cautious optimism since Unreal Engine 3 and Unreal Engine 6 come from the same developer – Epic Games. This way, Epic will have much more chance to preserve the game’s feel and responsiveness.