{"id":118457,"date":"2020-09-24T06:45:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T06:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/09\/reminder_rocket_league_is_now_free-to-play_on_nintendo_switch"},"modified":"2020-09-24T06:45:00","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T06:45:00","slug":"reminder-rocket-league-is-now-free-to-play-on-nintendo-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sickgaming.net\/blog\/2020\/09\/24\/reminder-rocket-league-is-now-free-to-play-on-nintendo-switch\/","title":{"rendered":"Reminder: Rocket League Is Now Free-To-Play On Nintendo Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"media_block\"><a href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/593a7e0c8d5a5\/large.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/593a7e0c8d5a5\/small.jpg\" class=\"media_thumbnail\"><\/a><\/div>\n<figure class=\"picture strip\">\n<div class=\"img\"><a title=\"Rocket League\" href=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/593a7e0c8d5a5\/rocket-league.original.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.nintendolife.com\/593a7e0c8d5a5\/rocket-league.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Rocket League\"><\/a><span class=\"image-credit\" title=\"Image Credit\">\u00a9 Psyonix<\/span><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Update (Thu 24th Sep, 2020 07:45 BST):<\/strong> The day has arrived &#8211; Psyonix&#8217;s <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/rocket_league\">Rocket League<\/a><\/strong> is now a free-to-play game across all platforms including the Nintendo Switch.<\/p>\n<p>Admittedly there&#8217;s been some <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLeague\/status\/1308810451975766016\">teething issues<\/a>, so if you encounter any problems, don&#8217;t be surprised.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8<br \/>Rocket League free to play is LIVE and available for download!!! Get it now and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TakeYourShot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TakeYourShot<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1CfAVFhkiZ\">pic.twitter.com\/1CfAVFhkiZ<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Rocket League (@RocketLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLeague\/status\/1308789263127908352?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>You can view the full patch notes over on the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketleague.com\/news\/patch-notes--free-to-play-release\/\">official Rocket League website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>Original article (Wed 16th Sep, 2020 01:55 BST):<\/strong> Psyonix has announced its insanely popular &#8220;soccar&#8221; game <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/games\/switch-eshop\/rocket_league\">Rocket League<\/a><\/strong> will go free-to-play on <em>all<\/em> platforms, including Nintendo Switch, next week on 23rd September.<\/p>\n<p>When it is finally made available to everyone, it will no longer require users to have a Nintendo Switch Online membership in order to play matches online. Here&#8217;s the official cinematic trailer:<\/p>\n<aside class=\"object object-tweet\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p><span lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Get ready to Take Your Shot when <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RocketLeague?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RocketLeague<\/a> goes free to play on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NintendoSwitch?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#NintendoSwitch<\/a> on September 23! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4AOKaG10Q3\">pic.twitter.com\/4AOKaG10Q3<\/a><\/span>\u2014 Nintendo of America (@NintendoAmerica) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NintendoAmerica\/status\/1305899299918827520?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 15, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/aside>\n<p>As part of this update, there&#8217;ll also be revamped tournaments and challenges, the return of the <a class=\"external\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketleague.com\/news\/season-1-kicks-off-with-free-to-play\/\">Season 1 Rocket Pass<\/a>, two new items packs (Endo Starter pack and Jager Pack), and a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nintendolife.com\/news\/2020\/09\/the_fortnite_battle_bus_drops_into_rocket_leagues_very_first_free-to-play_event_later_this_week\">new in-game event called new in-game event called Llama-Rama<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Psyonix has also rolled out an update today &#8211; allowing existing players to link their platforms with their Epic Games Account. These same players will also receive Legacy Status Items.<\/p>\n<p>Are you excited for Rocket League&#8217;s free-to-play launch next week? <em>Tell us down below.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a9 Psyonix Update (Thu 24th Sep, 2020 07:45 BST): The day has arrived &#8211; Psyonix&#8217;s Rocket League is now a free-to-play game across all platforms including the Nintendo Switch. Admittedly there&#8217;s been some teething issues, so if you encounter any problems, don&#8217;t be surprised. \ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8\ud83d\udea8Rocket League free to play is LIVE and available for download!!! 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