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Is there a new update for Rocket League that makes my game go black when I start?

Is there a new update for Rocket League that makes my game go black when I start?

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09-25-2026, 12:27 PM
#1
Rocket League just got season 9 out and I can't play one game. Every time I turn it on, it goes black right away with the menu screen showing but no buttons working. When I press anything, the sound says "starting up" but the screen stays dark. It worked fine before this update too. If I take my monitor out and put it back in, I see the game screen with goals and a ball in the background, but there are no tabs or buttons at all. This is super weird and I don't know how to fix it. Any help would be great!
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itza_red_panda
09-25-2026, 12:27 PM #1

Rocket League just got season 9 out and I can't play one game. Every time I turn it on, it goes black right away with the menu screen showing but no buttons working. When I press anything, the sound says "starting up" but the screen stays dark. It worked fine before this update too. If I take my monitor out and put it back in, I see the game screen with goals and a ball in the background, but there are no tabs or buttons at all. This is super weird and I don't know how to fix it. Any help would be great!

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SayNoToNWO
Posting Freak
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10-02-2026, 12:32 PM
#2
Did you try this? https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-U...-b...0104238875 You two second person recently with same problem, and the tabs thing happens to them too. disabling Xbox game bar might help, Razers overlay may cause it too.
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SayNoToNWO
10-02-2026, 12:32 PM #2

Did you try this? https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-U...-b...0104238875 You two second person recently with same problem, and the tabs thing happens to them too. disabling Xbox game bar might help, Razers overlay may cause it too.

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Matke04
Posting Freak
825
10-03-2026, 11:37 AM
#3
I've tried that before but it didn't fix anything.
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Matke04
10-03-2026, 11:37 AM #3

I've tried that before but it didn't fix anything.

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Shandy_
Member
223
10-04-2026, 05:04 PM
#4
Turning off the Xbox menu could fix this, but your Razer gear might break it too. Steam is having trouble with that same thing - check out this link for more info on turning the overlay off in Windows. It looks like something totally new has started happening here. Switching apps now also causing problems
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Shandy_
10-04-2026, 05:04 PM #4

Turning off the Xbox menu could fix this, but your Razer gear might break it too. Steam is having trouble with that same thing - check out this link for more info on turning the overlay off in Windows. It looks like something totally new has started happening here. Switching apps now also causing problems

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ImUnLucky1337
Junior Member
10
10-04-2026, 07:41 PM
#5
Actually, I should probably tell you that the other guy with this problem is my buddy. Both of us are trying to get him to fix his Rocket League game.
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ImUnLucky1337
10-04-2026, 07:41 PM #5

Actually, I should probably tell you that the other guy with this problem is my buddy. Both of us are trying to get him to fix his Rocket League game.

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dcanuso
Member
108
10-04-2026, 11:24 PM
#6
That other person asking back earlier this week? Or even a Reddit link? Guessing that makes the number of folks having issues a bit smaller.
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dcanuso
10-04-2026, 11:24 PM #6

That other person asking back earlier this week? Or even a Reddit link? Guessing that makes the number of folks having issues a bit smaller.

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iron_finder1
Posting Freak
750
10-17-2026, 12:24 AM
#7
His name is Tispor and you posted about this exact issue in one of his comments.
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iron_finder1
10-17-2026, 12:24 AM #7

His name is Tispor and you posted about this exact issue in one of his comments.

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SevereWarning
Member
64
10-17-2026, 01:30 AM
#8
I won't tell you what I said before. Here is the big list of problems in Rocket League, and we will keep adding more every time a new update comes out. If your website link works sometimes but not always, that's an issue for us too. You can find help here: https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-U...di...0120766107
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SevereWarning
10-17-2026, 01:30 AM #8

I won't tell you what I said before. Here is the big list of problems in Rocket League, and we will keep adding more every time a new update comes out. If your website link works sometimes but not always, that's an issue for us too. You can find help here: https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-U...di...0120766107

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SILVER_RAIN_
Member
51
10-20-2026, 01:10 AM
#9
I turned things around today. My buddy said to switch off the high dynamic range on his TV, so our game finally came out of that dark spot again.
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SILVER_RAIN_
10-20-2026, 01:10 AM #9

I turned things around today. My buddy said to switch off the high dynamic range on his TV, so our game finally came out of that dark spot again.