, the car-based soccer game that has seen over 75 million players since its launch in 2015, will be free in the summer of 2020, and anyone who plays before it’s free will be rewarded with Legacy Status: Psyonix , the developer of Rocket League, announced the news today and revealed that the change to the free game will not only include major changes to the tournament and challenge systems, but will also add cross-platform progression for the players article. inventory, Rocket Pass progress and competitive rank, all by linking to an Epic Games account.Additionally, Rocket League will make its debut in the Epic Games Store when it officially becomes a free game. This version will be identical to the others and will have a cross-platform game with all platforms. After the switch to free play, Rocket League will no longer be available to download on Steam for new players. Existing players on Steam, and all existing platforms for that matter, will continue to receive full support for future updates and features.
Regarding Legacy status, any player who has played Rocket League before moving on to free play will earn the following;
- All Rocket League brand DLC released before free-to-play
- Title “Est. 20XX” showing the year the player started playing Rocket League
- More than 200 common elements updated to “Legacy” quality
- Golden Cosmos Boost
- Dieci-Gold Wheels
- Huntress Player Banner
Also, any player who played Rocket League before today’s announcement will receive the Faded Cosmos Boost. This item, and all of the above, will be awarded to player accounts when Rocket League is free.
Rocket League, which was on our list of best PS4 games for 2020, was one of the free PlayStation Plus games in July 2015, and has only gained popularity since then.
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