Rocket League goes free to play this summer

[Alex_R-13 170]

Link to PlayStation Blog.

 

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It feels like it was just yesterday when Rocket League launched on PlayStation as a PlayStation Plus title. We were overwhelmed by the love (and number of players) who hit the field and played the high-octane hybrid of driving and soccer. Now, five years later, we’re ready to start the next chapter of Rocket League. It all starts when it goes free to play this summer!

Rocket League will be completely free to download and enjoy later this summer following the game’s biggest update yet. In this update, the menus will be overhauled to make them easier to navigate, and major features will receive key improvements like Tournaments and Challenges. Stay tuned for more information on these feature updates, as there’s a lot to reveal!

Whether you’ve been playing Rocket League from day one or you just picked it up this year, you won’t have to worry about losing your inventory. Your items will follow you to the free to play update. Plus, anyone who has played Rocket League online before the launch of free to play will be rewarded with Legacy status, which includes:

• All Rocket League-branded DLC packs released before free to play
• “Est. 20XX” title that displays the first year you played Rocket League
• 200+ Common items upgraded to “Legacy” quality
• Golden Cosmos Boost
• Dieci-Oro Wheels
• Huntress Player Banner

In addition, if you’ve played online before today’s announcement, you will also receive the Faded Cosmos Boost. Legacy rewards will be granted once the free to play version launches later this summer. 

It’s been an amazing five years on PlayStation, and we’re gearing up for five more and beyond! We can’t wait to introduce Rocket League to a whole new audience. Be sure to visit RocketLeague.com and follow us on Twitter for all the news as we approach Rocket League free to play! 

 

 

Pretty easy plat as well.

[burnysizz 15]

Over 200k play this at anyone time usually also as it’s cross platform 

[KenjiCBZ 2,635]

I had been interested in this for a while, really happy that it's gonna be free!

 

[Sydoki 597]

Glad to hear more people can enjoy that awesome game  Way to go Psyonix!

@burnysizz How is the cross-platform now by the way? I remember people were having a lot of trouble connecting to other players on different platforms when it was first added.

[djb5f 3,000]

Time to add more DLC trophies, it’s been a long time at this point!

[MaxieM0us3 3,211]

6 hours ago, djb5f said:

Time to add more DLC trophies, it’s been a long time at this point!

 

Don’t count on them anymore. They maybe have no more ideas or features to add that would be enough for trophies.

[Bluefalcon2210 154]

I've put something like 100 hours into it on Steam but it's such a good game that I might now start playing it on my PS4 when it goes FTP

[cbh114 125]

I'm gassed i over 1k hours i love it and I'm sweaty af so it'll be good to get a bunch of new players in the mix 

[burnysizz 15]

11 hours ago, Sydoki said:

Glad to hear more people can enjoy that awesome game  Way to go Psyonix!

@burnysizz How is the cross-platform now by the way? I remember people were having a lot of trouble connecting to other players on different platforms when it was first added.

no issues at all personally

[dtb345 102]

Honestly f2p kills this game.... Sure everyone gets an easy platinum. But smurfs are going to be everywhere.

[shlomaniac 220]

On 7/22/2020 at 1:15 PM, dtb345 said:

Honestly f2p kills this game.... Sure everyone gets an easy platinum. But smurfs are going to be everywhere.

Its a smart move to go f2p before ps5/xboxsx launches. They will bring this game for free to ps5 and maybe launch new modes or updated graphics. 

 

I love this game, my 1st ever plat (EST.2016 . i hope the ps5 version has a new list so i can plat it again lol

[Babsimabuse 131]

Got it "free" with plus and bought the Ultimate Edition on disc only for the DLCs later. Now I would get the dlcs for free. Thanks for nothing.

[Dry 942]

Still no info as to which date the F2P move will be made?

[DF007gamer 1,553]

On 7/21/2020 at 10:38 PM, Alex_R-13 said:

Link to PlayStation Blog.

 

 

Pretty easy plat as well.

 

This game has been out for ages and it just keeps on giving even in an age where bloodthirsty publishers are using micro transactions for everything. 

 

Well done Psyonix

[cam_manutd 22]

Controversial opinion: My GOTY 2015 and game of the generation. 

[x-shadow-gamer-x 0]

When I start Rocket League now do I become all dlc for free or what? 🤔

[Martain2 1,166]

On 7/27/2020 at 9:28 PM, Babsimabuse said:

Got it "free" with plus and bought the Ultimate Edition on disc only for the DLCs later. Now I would get the dlcs for free. Thanks for nothing.

Why would you buy the disc just for the DLC? Wouldn't they have been cheaper to buy individually?

 

Also advice for anybody that has Rocket League on disc, you might want to trade/sell it now whilst you can still get some value from it.

[KenjiCBZ 2,635]

1 hour ago, PepsiMaxVanilla said:

Still no info as to which date the F2P move will be made?

"Before the end of the Summer", not gonna be surprised if they'll make it free in late September...

[Babsimabuse 131]

4 hours ago, Martain2 said:

Why would you buy the disc just for the DLC? Wouldn't they have been cheaper to buy individually?

 

Also advice for anybody that has Rocket League on disc, you might want to trade/sell it now whilst you can still get some value from it.

Digital is never cheaper for me because I buy retail cheap and resell it later. But not if games get free like this time.

[MaxieM0us3 3,211]

I saw the latest Rocket League news and it lists the following features and changes for tomorrow's update, ahead of the Free-to-Play version launch.

Other Things In Tomorrow's Update:

• New Quick Chats

• Heatseeker in Private Matches

• Larger item pool for Trade Ups

• Solo Standard removed

• New Bot difficulty 

• New Merc Hitbox

• Rocket League X Monstercat Remixes

• Updated Menu

• Changes to Achievements

 

Who knows, maybe they will make the existing trophies easier and shorter to obtain?

Edited September 15, 2020 by MaxieM0us3

[SirShavesALot 260]

Does this mean no more trophies?  I still play the game, just curious. 

[MaxieM0us3 3,211]

2 minutes ago, SirShavesALot said:

Does this mean no more trophies?  I still play the game, just curious. 

 

I saw no sign of new trophies. Just imagine if the changes would make the platinum and 100% easier, or grindier since Free-to-play games are infamously known for long grinds.

[SirShavesALot 260]

18 minutes ago, MaxieM0us3 said:

 

I saw no sign of new trophies. Just imagine if the changes would make the platinum and 100% easier, or grindier since Free-to-play games are infamously known for long grinds.

 

True.  Still a great game.  No trophies to worry about since I've had the 100% for a while.  Just lots of getting my ass handed to me while having a good time. 

[HusKy 8,093]

Assuming F2P is the base version of the game. Do I need to buy anything to achieve 100%?

[MaxieM0us3 3,211]

4 minutes ago, HusKy said:

Assuming F2P is the base version of the game. Do I need to buy anything to achieve 100%?

 

No. The three DLC packs that had trophies were given away for free a while ago via an update. Basically, the entire platinum and 100% are doable with just the base game.