There are no current plans for a Rocket League 2, despite – or perhaps, because of – the massive success of the original game, which debuted three years ago today. Developer Psyonix has said the team plans to continue developing for and supporting Rocket League, and considers it a “game as service.” Rocket League game director Scott Rudi told GameSpot that Psyonix is treating Rocket League as a platform, creating new content such as new game modes and hats rather than looking toward a sequel. “I don’t know what I’d do with Rocket League 2,” Rudi said. “I’d rather do more to expand the existing Rocket League. It’s doing great, there is a lot ahead of it. So yeah, we have no plans for Rocket League 2.” Cars are always fun, at least in videogames. That’s why we created this list of the best racing games on PC. Rudi’s comments echo what we heard from Jeremy Dunham, Psyonix’s vice president of publishing, when he spoke to GamesIndustry.biz a year ago. At the time, he said Rocket League would continue to expand with updates for years, rather than see a sequel. And that approach seems to have worked. Three years in, Rocket League has managed to hold on to its runaway popularity, with more than 5 million players joining in the RC car football action every month and more than 40 million total players. Psyonix is celebrating its birthday with a new 3v3 playlist and a special Happy Birthday car topper. Festivities will kick off (so to speak) Monday, July 9th and run through July 23rd. But if you still haven’t tried it out, you can play Rocket League for free this weekend. The game is free to try on Steam through Monday. It’s the perfect salve for when your World Cup team finally decides to give up the ghost.<doc-sep>Rocket League 2 isn't in the works because developer Psyonix wants to continue supporting and expanding the original game. The game turns three this month and the studio is celebrating with an event that gives you the chance to earn previously retired customisation items from its Champions Series Crates. Psyonix candidly stated that it would not know what it would do different with a sequel, preferring to add more content to Rocket League. "I don’t know what I’d do with Rocket League 2," Director Scott Rudi said in conversation with Gamespot. "I’d rather do more to expand the existing Rocket League. It’s doing great, there is a lot ahead of it. So yeah, we have no plans for Rocket League 2." Rudi further explained that this decision is partly driven by the game's vociferous fan base. "That’s preferable to do; games-as-a-service," he said. "The most valuable thing in our game is our fans. A lot of the stuff we do is focused on keeping them with us. Keeping them interested and all hyped up about our game. We want to provide a really good experience [for players] to have fun with for years to come. We want to keep this going." The game's summer update will bring cross-platform friends and parties support between PC and PS4, or PC, Switch, and Xbox One. PS4 owners can't play with Switch and Xbox One thanks to Sony's stance on crossplay. "Technologically everything works, we've got it figured out, just a little bit of time to get everything up and running. Right now, excitement is the best way to put it. We just want to get in there and make it happen. Elation is probably another word I would use. We're just excited," said Psyonix Vice President Jeremy Dunham to Gamespot last year. "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," he said. And while Psyonix has overcome the technical quirks, it's now left for Sony to agree to this since Microsoft is already open to the idea. However this doesn't seem to be happening anytime soon. "We've been doing that with PS3 and PC, PS4 and PC most recently with Street Fighter 5 and Rocket League and other games. That's nothing new for us, in terms of working with developers and publishers to allow cross-platform play between PC and PS4," said Sony Worldwide Studios' Shuhei Yoshida to Eurogamer. Hopefully Sony has a change in heart. Something it hinted at earlier this month. At the Gamelab conference in Spain, Shawn Layden, the President and CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment America and Chairman of SIE Worldwide Studios, along with PS4 system architect Mark Cerny had a presentation on PlayStation's legacy. During this, it was asked if Fortnite PS4 crossplay would be a reality. "We're hearing it. We're looking at a lot of the possibilities. You can imagine that the circumstances around that affect a lot more than just one game. I'm confident we'll get to a solution which will be understood and accepted by our gaming community, while at the same time supporting our business," Layden said to Eurogamer. If you're a fan of video games, check out Transition, Gadgets 360's gaming podcast. You can listen to it via Apple Podcasts or RSS, or just listen to this week's episode by hitting the play button below.<doc-sep>Rocket League has been one of gaming's biggest success stories of the past few years. Launched in July 2015, the game has 45 million registered players by developer Psyonix's latest count, with between 6 million and 7 million people playing every month. Given the game's huge success, you might be wondering if a sequel is coming. It's not, at least not anytime soon, according to game director Scott Rudi. Rudi, who joined Psyonix earlier this year, told GameSpot in an interview that the studio is focused on treating Rocket League like a platform. The studio is pouring resources into supporting the game with new content instead of making a full-on sequel. "That's preferable to do; games-as-a-service," Rudi said. "The most valuable thing in our game is our fans. A lot of the stuff we do is focused on keeping them with us. Keeping them interested and all hyped up about our game. We want to provide a really good experience [for players] to have fun with for years to come." He added: "We want to keep this going. I don't know what I'd do with Rocket League 2. I'd rather do more to expand the existing Rocket League. It's doing great, there is a lot ahead of it. So yeah, we have no plans for Rocket League 2." Rudi's comments match up with what Psyonix executive Jeremy Dunham said in March 2017. At the time, he said, "Why would we want to take this huge community that we've already built, that's still growing, and say, 'What you're playing now is going to be irrelevant in 12 months, but we want you to stop what you're doing, giving us money all over again, and move over to this other game." Dunham said that way of thinking in games is coming to an end. As it relates to ongoing support for Rocket League, Psyonix is kicking off a third anniversary event on July 9. This will introduce a new 3v3 Anniversary playlist and a Happy Birthday topper to collect, among other things. Additionally, Psyonix recently announced a Rocket Pass offering that you can buy to unlock new content over time. It is part of Psyonix's ongoing effort to keep people in the game and having a fun time. Another part of what keeps players coming back to Rocket League is the new licensed cars that you can buy. Just recently, Psyonix released the Jurassic World Jeep, while previously launched licensed content has included vehicles like the Batmobile and the DeLorean time machine from Back to the Future. Rudi told GameSpot that you can expect even more licensed cars for Rocket League in the future. As with games like Fortnite and others, the extra content you can buy with real money in Rocket League is cosmetic only in nature and does not impact gameplay. This is important because it keeps the playing field level, Rudi said. "Monetising or adding systems that would imbalance that is not right for us," he said. "I'm sure for other games it makes sense, but for us, it's not just what we're about," Rudi said. "We want to keep it pure, keep it clean, and let player skill and teamwork rule the day." Rocket League originally launched in July 2015 for PS4 and PC, before coming to Xbox One in 2016, and then to Nintendo Switch in 2017.<doc-sep>
Rocket League won’t be getting a sequel because Psyonix is focused on continued support for Rocket League. Psyonix has confirmed that is currently has no plans for a Rocket League sequel, saying that it wants to continue to “expand the existing Rocket League” rather than making a follow up to the 2015 title. “That’s preferable to do; games-as-a-service,” director Scott Rudi told GameSpot. “The most valuable thing in our game is our fans. A lot of the stuff we do is focused on keeping them with us. Keeping them interested and all hyped up about our game. “We want to provide a really good experience [for players] to have fun with for years to come. We want to keep this going” The game is celebrating its third anniversary this month, while Psyonix’s 2008 title, Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, is turning in 10. The studio is celebrating with an in-game event giving players the chance to earn 60 customisation items from the retired Champions Series Crates. Meanwhile, the summer update will roll out cross-platform friends and parties support between PC and PlayStation 4, or PC, Switch, and Xbox One. The PS4 version of the game doesn’t support cross-play with Switch or Xbox One, which we all remember from the ongoing Sony saga. “I don’t know what I’d do with Rocket League 2,” Rudi continued. “I’d rather do more to expand the existing Rocket League. It’s doing great, there is a lot ahead of it. So yeah, we have no plans for Rocket League 2.”