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===Account requirement for Rocket League (2020)===

[[File:Psyonixcorey.png|alt=Post by Psyonix_Corey|thumb|Post by Psyonix_Corey]]

{{Main|Epic Games forced third party account creation in Rocket League}}

[[File:Rocketleaguelogin.jpg|alt=Login screen upon starting the game|thumb|Login screen upon starting the game]]

Following the v.1.81 patch in September 2020, users were required to create an account with Epic in order to Rocket League. This change was not mentioned in the patch notes, but there had been speculation about whether it was going to happen.A user called "Psyonix_Corey" also posted about it being rolled out, before the actual patch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Sep 2020 |title=Rocket League Patch Notes: September Update |url=https://www.rocketleague.com/news/rocket-league-patch-notes-september-update |url-status=live |website=rocketleague.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308012132/https://www.rocketleague.com/news/rocket-league-patch-notes-september-update/ |archive-date=8 Mar 2023 |access-date=25 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 Aug 2020 |title=Rocket League will require Epic Account on Steam |author=dex3108 |url=https://www.resetera.com/threads/rocket-league-will-require-epic-account-on-steam.272424/ |url-status=live |website=resetera.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802041419/https://www.resetera.com/threads/rocket-league-will-require-epic-account-on-steam.272424/ |archive-date=2 Aug 2022 |access-date=25 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rocket League now requires an Epic account to play, even through Steam |date=16 Sep 2020 |author=u/GameStunts |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/iu1a6w/rocket_league_now_requires_an_epic_account_to/ |url-status=live |website=reddit.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320104030/https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/iu1a6w/rocket_league_now_requires_an_epic_account_to/ |archive-date=20 Mar 2025}}</ref>

Following the v2.48 patch on 29 January 2025, Rocket League players on [[Steam]] were met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an Epic Games account (see [[Forced account]]) before being able to access the game.{{~~CitationNeeded~~}}

Following the v2.48 patch on 29 January 2025, Rocket League players on [[Steam]] were met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an Epic Games account (see [[Forced account]]) before being able to access the game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 Jan 2025 |title=Rocket League Patch Notes v2.48 |url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/252950/eventcomments/600768964570648423?l=thai&snr=2_groupannouncements_detail_&ctp=5 |url-status=live |website=steamcommunity.com |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Lclob |archive-date=25 Jun 2026}}</ref>

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 ===Account requirement for Rocket League (2020)===
+[[File:Psyonixcorey.png|alt=Post by Psyonix_Corey|thumb|Post by Psyonix_Corey]]
 {{Main|Epic Games forced third party account creation in Rocket League}}
 [[File:Rocketleaguelogin.jpg|alt=Login screen upon starting the game|thumb|Login screen upon starting the game]]
 Following the v.1.81 patch in September 2020, users were required to create an account with Epic in order to Rocket League. This change was not mentioned in the patch notes, but there had been speculation about whether it was going to happen.A user called "Psyonix_Corey" also posted about it being rolled out, before the actual patch.<ref>{{Cite web |date=16 Sep 2020 |title=Rocket League Patch Notes: September Update |url=https://www.rocketleague.com/news/rocket-league-patch-notes-september-update |url-status=live |website=rocketleague.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308012132/https://www.rocketleague.com/news/rocket-league-patch-notes-september-update/ |archive-date=8 Mar 2023 |access-date=25 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=21 Aug 2020 |title=Rocket League will require Epic Account on Steam |author=dex3108 |url=https://www.resetera.com/threads/rocket-league-will-require-epic-account-on-steam.272424/ |url-status=live |website=resetera.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220802041419/https://www.resetera.com/threads/rocket-league-will-require-epic-account-on-steam.272424/ |archive-date=2 Aug 2022 |access-date=25 Jun 2026}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rocket League now requires an Epic account to play, even through Steam |date=16 Sep 2020 |author=u/GameStunts |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/iu1a6w/rocket_league_now_requires_an_epic_account_to/ |url-status=live |website=reddit.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250320104030/https://www.reddit.com/r/pcgaming/comments/iu1a6w/rocket_league_now_requires_an_epic_account_to/ |archive-date=20 Mar 2025}}</ref>
-Following the v2.48 patch on 29 January 2025, Rocket League players on [[Steam]] were met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an Epic Games account (see [[Forced account]]) before being able to access the game.{{CitationNeeded}}
+Following the v2.48 patch on 29 January 2025, Rocket League players on [[Steam]] were met with an error upon startup of the game, with the user being required to create an Epic Games account (see [[Forced account]]) before being able to access the game.<ref>{{Cite web |date=29 Jan 2025 |title=Rocket League Patch Notes v2.48 |url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/252950/eventcomments/600768964570648423?l=thai&snr=2_groupannouncements_detail_&ctp=5 |url-status=live |website=steamcommunity.com |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/Lclob |archive-date=25 Jun 2026}}</ref>
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