Psyonix has announced that Rocket League will not require PS Plus once the game goes free to play later this year on PS4. In a new blog post on the game’s official website the piece of information.
Psyonix has finally announced that Rocket League will be going free-to-play on September 23, 2020.
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- Rocket League, the car-based soccer game that has seen over 75 million players since its launch in 2015, will be going free-to-play in Summer 2020, and anyone who plays the game before it goes.
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- Sep 02, 2020 Rocket League is going through some changes as the vehicular-soccer multiplayer sensation makes the transition to a free-to-play game. One important change highlighted by developer Psyonix is that.
Announced on the PlayStation Blog, The free-to-play launch will be joined by competitive tournaments and game-wide challenges to complete for XP and items. Cross-platform progression will go live tomorrow, along with Season 1 and new competitive ranks.
You can watch the Rocket League free-to-play announcement video below:
Rocket League’s free-to-play announcement was made earlier this Summer. It was later announced that the game will not require PS Plus for when it becomes free-to-play, which is now September 23, 2020.
The game already has more than 75 million players worldwide and it has become an incredible success. In our review, we stated “Rocket League is one of the best multiplayer experiences of this generation. The single-player pales in comparison, but with the joy-riddled social chaos Rocket League has on offer, any solo campaign would.”
Rocket League launches in free-to-play on September 23, 2020.
Source – [PlayStation Blog]
Psyonix’ upcoming Rocket League free-to-play update will mean that players on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch won’t require online memberships to play the supersonic acrobatic rocket powered football game.
With the developer’s acquisition by Epic Games moving Rocket League from a paid experience to a free-to-play structure, the game will no longer demand an online subscription to PlayStation Plus or Nintendo Switch Online.
Unfortunately for Xbox customers, the Rocket League free-to-play update will still require a subscription to Xbox Live Gold in order to play the game. This isn’t a choice for developer Psyonix; Microsoft still mandates that free-to-play games need to be accessed with an Xbox Live subscription despite all of its competitors doing otherwise.
Despite Psyonix wanting Rocket League free-to-play to be truly free, they’re at the mercy of Microsoft’s online platform.
With Xbox Live Gold here to stay after many thought it would be scrapped, is unknown if Microsoft will change their approach coming into the next generation of Xbox Series X and Xbox Series S. However, with Halo Infinite becoming free-to-play for its multiplayer component, the company could be hoping to drive more subscriptions through their flagship IP.
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Whether that plan pays off is yet to be seen. With Halo Infinite delayed into 2021 following confirmed complex engine changes to meet performance targets on specific hardware configurations, it may be a while until we see Halo again.