Rocket League Developers Have Figured Out Cross-Play
Rocket League has taken the gaming world by storm since its release in June 2015. The soccer-with-cars game was originally “free” for Playstation Plus members, while also available for purchase on PC. After several months of a rapidly growing community, Rocket League has released several DLC packs, including cars like the DeLorean (from Back to the Future), the Batmobile, and even a throwback pack to Rocket League’s prequel, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket Powered Battle Cars. In February earlier this year, Rocket League released for Xbox One, and the community is still growing just as rapidly.
Both the PS4 and Xbox One versions of Rocket League are able to play online with PC players who are using the Valve-owned Steam platform. Since both consoles can play with PC gamers, fans started to wonder if developer Psyonix could bridge the gap a little further by allowing PS4 players to play online with gamers on the Xbox One.
In an interview with GameSpot, Jeremy Dunham, vice president of Psyonix, has revealed that the developer has figured out how to bridge the gap so that gamers can play with anyone on Rocket League, no matter the console. Dunham stated, “The only thing we have to do now is sort of find out where we stand politically with everyone, and then it’s full steam ahead to finish the solution that we’ve already started.”
Rocket League can be setting a huge precedent for the gaming industry which could be seen in future multiplayer titles. Plenty of gamers have problems choosing what console to buy because of console-exclusive games, or being able to play online with their friends. Now that Psyonix might be the first developer to allow this synergy between all gamers, it relieves stress for gamers choosing which option to purchase, or even having to purchase duplicate copies of games.
Rocket League Championship Series Registration Open March 25
Speaking of Rocket League being on a roll, Psyonix has announced the Rocket League Championship series. To register, players will need a full team of three players (used in the game’s “Standard” mode), with the ability to have two substitutes to total five players. Unfortunately, even though Rocket League was recently released on the Xbox One, the Rocket League Championship Series will only be available for players on the PS4 and PC/Steam versions of the game. It is completely free to register, and players must be at least 15 years old. Registration starts March 25.
According to the official Rocket League Championship Series website, this is how the tournament is laid out:
Each season of the RLCS is currently designed to include two qualifying periods. Each qualifying period begins with Open Qualifiers, a double-elimination tournament open to anyone who registers. The top eight teams that qualify out of the open tournament will advance into the Group Stage where they will play every other team once in a single round-robin format. The group stage of each qualifying period will reward points for teams placing five through eight. At the end of the group stage the top four teams earn a spot in each qualifying period’s Online Playoff where they will compete in a single-elimination tournament to determine places one through four. The top four teams will be awarded points at the conclusion of the Online Playoff. This format will be completed separately in North America and Europe. At the conclusion of a season’s two qualifying periods, the top four point earning teams from each region will be invited to travel to compete at the Live International Finals event.
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