ROCKET LEAGUE! I’ve mentioned before that it may very well be one of the best multiplayer games on console and PC today, and I’m going to mention it again because Rocket League may be one of the best damn multiplayer games on console and PC.Today!
I’m pretty much in love with the game, as scoring a goal in a frantic session of three on three in a game of car football is the kind of sensation that only a chosen few will experience in their lifetime. It’s like the Haley’s Comet of scoring. Heh, scoring.
And I’m not the only person who feels that way. Rocket League is doing gangbusters right now, with many other people raving about the game. And that’s the kind of success that developer Psyonix did not see coming.
“It’s been crazy,” Psyonix founder Dave Hagewood said to GamaSutra. “It was very strange having such success, and then having such a big problem to fix at the same time. We were kind of scrambling to get things working”.
Demand was just so much higher than we expected it to be. We really needed to build a better system to handle that level of load. Funny thing is, we build bigger systems for bigger companies all the time; we just didn’t expect to need something like that for this particular game.
Part of Rocket League’s success comes from the fact that it happens to be a PS Plus game right now. Or in other words, a free title to download and own for subscribers on that service.
And allowing the game to be featured on that service is a risky move, as Hagewood wondered what the financial gains could have possibly been if the team not decided to make Rocket League a free PS Plus launch game. “I will always wonder; given how much it has taken off, you have to wonder,” Hagewood said.
You look at the amount of downloads and you go ‘Wow, that would have made a lot of money if we’d had even a tenth of that in paid sales’. But we knew what we were doing when we made that deal. We knew that was a possibility.
I’m a very patient person, and I’d rather build this brand and make it become a thing than make piles of cash. I look at it as a long-term strategy: even if we have to wait until we make Rocket League 2, if it’s become a thing, that’s the most important thing for me. That it becomes this phenomenon.
That people realize we’ve been making this really cool game, and now everyone’s playing it.
We’re playing it right now, and loving it. Of course, we need to test our mettle against some proper competition in that game. Maybe those chumps at SA Gamer would like to experience some proper footy action from our fingers…
Last Updated: July 24, 2015
Lollies the Laughing Lollipop
July 24, 2015 at 11:33
what this is on PC.. lol.. how in the name of Jan Van Riebeeck’s Ghost do u play that game with a Keyboard and Mouse.. kudos to them.
Ottokie
July 24, 2015 at 11:36
I play with my PS3 or Xbox 360 controller plugged in the PC, Xenoverse and Dust can not be played without it xD
Jeff
July 24, 2015 at 16:40
How in the name of Jan Van Riebeeck’s Ghost do you not know you can use whatever controller you want to on PC?
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July 25, 2015 at 00:20
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Ottokie
July 24, 2015 at 11:33
I will probably cave and buy this after work 😛
Nick de Bruyne
July 24, 2015 at 11:38
The Pennyworth Reviews Rocket League team (just me) will take on and destroy your entire team.
SargonTheBatpandaOfTI5
July 24, 2015 at 11:44
4 v 1? I accept those odds. 😛
Nick de Bruyne
July 24, 2015 at 13:23
Im not sure it will be a fair game though.
Maybe I should also only use one hand.
Nick de Bruyne
July 24, 2015 at 11:39
But for reals, we been playing 2 v 2 Ranked every night, I think I’ve played this game too much.
VampyreSquirrel
July 24, 2015 at 11:41
Saw someone trying to play this with a keyboard and mouse… it was terrible, but funny as hell! Get yourselves a Xbox controller.
Sk3tz0
July 24, 2015 at 11:43
I’m keen for Games, Sk3tz0r on PS4.. add me for some Rocket League.
VampyreSquirrel
July 24, 2015 at 11:46
I will (hopefully) be buying this on PC at the beginning of next month.
Fnuik
July 24, 2015 at 12:03
Whats Nixon’s head doing playing carball?
VampyreSquirrel
July 24, 2015 at 12:18
PSA: If you end up in a game against Kronovi or G1bb0s, then I feel sorry for you XD
Jeff
July 24, 2015 at 16:47
Or anyone who have been playing Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars for years like they have.
SmurFyZA
July 24, 2015 at 13:11
I love playing Rocket League. The game is so fun and you don’t have to play for long sessions at a time