Psyonix announced the news via a blog post on its website, revealing that once free-to-play is rolled out “PlayStation Plus on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch Online will no longer be required for online play on https://www.lolga.com/rocket-league those platforms”. Psyonix also added that once free-to-play launches, the game will “only be available to new PC players via the Epic Games Store”.
In addition to going free-to-play, the game will also be receiving significant changes to its seasonal content, competitive ranking and the addition of a new player experience for first-time players. Psyonix also remarked that an update will be issued on current platforms “in the next few weeks around mid September, and the launch of free-to-play will follow shortly after”.