The Unreal Engine series has been used in the creation of countless popular games, with the latest of these, Unreal Engine 5, being responsible titles such as Black Myth Wukong and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33. While Unreal Engine 6 had been speculated about by many fans in the past, gamers had only vague hints about when it might release, or if it was really in development at all. The doubts have now been put to rest with the reveal of the new engine at the 2026 Rocket League Paris Majors, featurig the titular game.

As to be expected, Epic Games made a very large spectacle of the announcement, noting that all the footage displayed to the crowd was captured in game. What follows is a look at a Rocket League field with more detailed grass than what was possible with Unreal Engine 5 and crisper visuals at a distance. As the first car drives onto the screen, the trailer picks up, declaring that a “new era” is coming. The crowd’s excitement reaches its peak as the trailer finally confirms that the footage is using a new engine before fading out to the reveal the new Unreal Engine 6 logo.

The ramifications of the announcement haven’t been confirmed yet, with no official sources saying anything more about the engine that what was revealed during the event. Fans have speculated whether upcoming games will begin using the new engine or if games previously announced to be developed in Unreal Engine 5 will upgrade. In the comments of IGN’s YouTube video of the announcement, other fans have expressed concerns about the performance of games using the new engine, though how Unreal Engine 6 will impact performance has yet to be stated.

Just as the technology of video games themselves improve over time, so do the tools that developers use to make video games. The announcement at the 2026 Rocket League Paris Majors is conformation that progress on this front isn’t slowing any time soon.