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CountAntonius · Nov 11, 2016

The other half split evenly between Xbone and PS4 this does not include people who got it for free on PS+. No clip just posted a 28 Minute interview with Jeremy Dunham from Psyonix. Lots of good stuff there but I found this part surprising. I knew it sold very well on PC(and still does as it is always a top ten seller on Steam) but not 50 percent of entire sales. keep in mind this is not half of the playebase since A LOT of the people got this for free on PS+. Great success story especially since a PC version wasn't planned initially.

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The Flash · Nov 11, 2016

Deserved

I Wanna Be The Guy · Nov 11, 2016

I got it from PS Plus then bought it on PC. My favourite game of all time.

Steiner84 · Nov 11, 2016

1 1/2 years after release and this game still has 100k players online at any give time.

i wish they would announce something regarding a ps4 pro patch.

I Wanna Be The Guy said:
I got it from PS Plus then bought it on PC. My favourite game of all time.

same

5taquitos · Nov 11, 2016

Can't watch the video at work, does the 8 million include PS+ copies? I can't quite tell by your post.

Either way, super phenomenal success, glad to see it after the awesomeness that was SSARPBC.

Lord of Ostia · Nov 11, 2016

PC release was smart, especially since it's a cheap, pick up and play competitive game that can run on a toaster. Tons of kids play this game, it's not CSGO or Minecraft level but it's definitely incredibly popular with the younger crowd.

CountAntonius · Nov 11, 2016

5taquitos said:
Can't watch the video at work, does the 8 million include PS+ copies? I can't quite tell by your post.

Either way, super phenomenal success, glad to see it after the awesomeness that was SSARPBC.

It does not. This is 8 million sold. The number of PS+ downloads cannot be disclosed.

Lister · Nov 11, 2016

PC is beast.

Sephzilla · Nov 11, 2016

Rocket League and Bloodborne are my co-games of the generation. Glad to see it going so strong

Steiner84 said:
i wish they would announce something regarding a ps4 pro patch.

I'll honestly be shocked if this doesn't happen

Stilton Disco · Nov 11, 2016

Very nice!

Brilliant to see an indie title doing so well, especially with its consistent retail presence too.

sixteen-bit · Nov 11, 2016

Congrats on the success. One of those PC sales was me

5taquitos · Nov 11, 2016

CountAntonius said:
It does not. This is 8 million sold. The number of PS+ downloads cannot be disclosed.

So even more impressive!

Triggerhappytel · Nov 11, 2016

http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1304971

Corpekata · Nov 11, 2016

I think RL is the only "free day 1 on PLUS/Gold but paid for on other day 1 (or close to day 1) platforms" success story still so far. The key reason is, aside from general quality, seems to be multiplayer. Other titles like Furi and Earthlock seem to get ignored.

viHuGi · Nov 11, 2016

Deserved.

They should do a Open weekend so more people can play this masterpiece.

My favorite game of the Generation alongside Until Dawn and Bloodborne.

CountAntonius · Nov 11, 2016

Triggerhappytel said:
http://m.neogaf.com/showthread.php?t=1304971

Ah. Just saw the full interview posted today wasn't aware this portion of it was already covered.

Visualante2 · Nov 11, 2016

I haven't played it since early 2016 but if Sombra doesn't reignite my interest in Overwatch I know I'm going to reinstall Rocket League.

Frag Waffles · Nov 11, 2016

Purchased the PS4 physical edition to show my support even though I have ps+. The game just keeps on giving

Jawbreaker · Nov 11, 2016

Their gamble releasing it free on PS+ really paid off. The game had incredible word of mouth, and it's so deserved.

Fireblend · Nov 11, 2016

5taquitos said:
Can't watch the video at work, does the 8 million include PS+ copies? I can't quite tell by your post.

Either way, super phenomenal success, glad to see it after the awesomeness that was SSARPBC.

Pretty sure not.

somecrazymember · Nov 11, 2016

I still play RL like a mad man every dau since i got it for free with PS+. Game of the generation for me so far

Mike Works · Nov 11, 2016

Game of the Generation

Shpeshal Nick · Nov 11, 2016

I got it on Plus then double dipped on Xbox. Even bought extra cars for both. Fuck it. Reward that shit.

Sad Affleck · Nov 11, 2016

Can't wait to play it on PC Pro.

Amazing and well-deserved success for a phenomenal game.

TheTrain · Nov 11, 2016

For reference, here the number from Steamspy:

http://steamspy.com/app/252950

khaaan · Nov 11, 2016

Got it on PS+, bought it on PC, and realized I hated the game.

Glad so many people enjoy it though.

TimeEffect · Nov 11, 2016

What are those PS+ numbers I wonder. 2 million? 1 million?

Messofanego · Nov 11, 2016

BTW Danny O'Dwyer documentary on this game is excellent, a must watch even for people like me who don't play the game.

https://youtu.be/Om0j9SLBDPQ

Hale-XF11 · Nov 11, 2016

One year after I bought it on steam, it's still my most played game. It's just so damn satisfying to play.

FelipeMGM · Nov 11, 2016

TimeEffect said:
What are those PS+ numbers I wonder. 2 million? 1 million?

More like something between 5-10M

Rocket League is the most downloaded PS+ game ever, a service with 21M subs

khaaan · Nov 11, 2016

Sephzilla said:
I'll honestly be shocked if this doesn't happen

I thought they weren't allowed to do things that would give people a competitive advantage? Or was that just a rumor?

5taquitos · Nov 11, 2016

khaaan said:
I thought they weren't allowed to do things that would give people a competitive advantage? Or was that just a rumor?

The general rule is you can't change the target framerate for multiplayer games. So if a game targets 30 on the OG, it can't target 60 on the Pro. If the OG targets 60 but never reaches it, the Pro can provide a more stable 60 (see Battlefield 1).

Rocket League targets 60 on the OG, so there's no reason a Pro mode couldn't make it more consistent.

dickroach · Nov 11, 2016

I've got it on PC and PS4 + will get it when I get an XB1. no other game gets me as angry ;(

AllGamer · Nov 11, 2016

khaaan said:
I thought they weren't allowed to do things that would give people a competitive advantage? Or was that just a rumor?

You can already play against people on PC and they also have an "advantage".

Movalpolos · Nov 11, 2016

Great game and one that will last the whole gen and beyond. If it wasn't for PS+ I doubt it would have gained the success it has now.

FriedConsole · Nov 11, 2016

I Wanna Be The Guy said:
I got it from PS Plus then bought it on PC. My favourite game of all time.

Easily best of the generation and on my top 10 of all time.

funkystudent · Nov 11, 2016

8 Million Copies sold
22 million players

Its not hard to do the math to have a guess on how people got it from PS+

Corpekata · Nov 11, 2016

funkystudent said:
8 Million Copies sold
22 million players

Its not hard to do the math to have a guess on how people got it from PS+

Actually it probably is. The game most certainly did not have 14+ million players during the first month of release, when it was on Plus.

Nirolak · Nov 11, 2016

funkystudent said:
8 Million Copies sold
22 million players

Its not hard to do the math to have a guess on how people got it from PS+

Steam free weekends.

Hooks · Nov 11, 2016

funkystudent said:
8 Million Copies sold
22 million players

Its not hard to do the math to have a guess on how people got it from PS+

That includes split screen afaik

Saucycarpdog · Nov 11, 2016

Great success. Game probably would never have been nearly as profitable if there wasn't a PC release.

Noobcraft · Nov 11, 2016

Nirolak said:
Steam free weekends.

Free weekends, multiple accounts, people grinding ranked for a while, etc.

Snarfington · Nov 11, 2016

Well-deserved. Great game and did a fantastic job at cleaning up SARPBC for a wider audience. Really hoping for a PS4 Pro patch to really extend the lifetime. If it gets it then my house will continue to play this for a very, very long time.

FloatingDivider · Nov 11, 2016

got it from ps+, loved it, bought it on pc for the 60 fps + IQ.

FLAguy954 · Nov 11, 2016

See, good things happen when you show you care about PC gamers.

momshotdad · Nov 11, 2016

Awesome! That's what happens when you make an awesome game and charge a fair price for it.

Jawbreaker · Nov 11, 2016

FloatingDivider said:
got it from ps+, loved it, bought it on pc for the 60 fps + IQ.

It's already a stable 60 FPS on the PS4.

swarley64 · Nov 11, 2016

Well deserved. I can't help but wonder what the sales would be like if it hadn't been a free ps+ game?

Hierophant · Nov 12, 2016

funny how a game about rocket cars captures the feel of football better than any fifa game

FloatingDivider · Nov 12, 2016

Jawbreaker said:
It's already a stable 60 FPS on the PS4.

It wasn't last time I played it there? The only arena that seemed to get close to a locked 60 fps was the street one. All of the grassy fields had distinct performance issues.

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