Instead of controlling human avatars, players control powerful vehicles to knock the ball into the opposing team's goal. Just like many other popular online games, the strategies that must be used to win a match in Rocket League can become incredibly complex. Players who already owned the game before the move to free-to-play actually received all of the title's DLC for free.īack in August 2019, Psyonix also removed all paid, randomised loot boxes from Rocket League.Rocket League is an exciting PC game that combines the fast-paced nature of the demolition derby with the unique tactics of American Soccer. Psyonix also experimented with free DLC to retain players - a strategy that has seen great success.
It had previous successes with being free, as a PlayStation Plus giveaway in 2016 drove record revenue and over five million downloads. Rocket League initially launched in 2015, and by 2017 had reached 10.5 million copies sold. That means that the game is also no longer available to new players on other PC storefronts, including Steam.Īs part of its move to free-to-play, Rocket League dropped PlayStation Plus and Nintendo Switch Online as the two platform holders keep online play behind these paywalls. The free-to-play switch coincided with the title's launch on the Epic Games Store, a move that was expected since Epic acquired the studio last year. Psyonix's intention to go free-to-play with Rocket League was announced this July, also revealing that the game had exceeded 75 million players. It also introduced weekly and seasonal challenges and several cosmetic items.Īccording to Steam Charts, Rocket League's previous record for concurrent players on that platform was 119,124 as of March 2020. It also coincided with the launch of a major update, which included the release of its latest battle pass, the Rocket Pass. The milestone was announced by Psyonix's co-studio head Corey Davis on Twitter yesterday, and comes just one day after the title's switch to free-to-play.
Rocket League has passed one million concurrent players for the first time in its history.
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