Epic Games revealed Unreal Engine 6 at the Rocket League Paris Major, positioning an updated version of the vehicle sports game as the engine’s first title. The announcement arrives four years after UE5 while the existing Rocket League continues to run on two-decade-old UE3 technology.
According to the trailer, the footage shown is running in real-time in Unreal Engine 6.
Many fans of the vehicle sports title will likely welcome the news, since the current version runs on the two-decade-old UE3.
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