Rocket League: Collector’s edition announced

Psyonix and 505 games today announced that Huge success Rocket League will be getting a retail disc release for Playstation 4 and Xbox One. The retail version will be titled  “Rocket League: Collectors Edition”

The below is taken from the official press release.

“Global publisher of video games, 505 Games, part of the Digital Bros Group, today announced an exclusive worldwide publishing agreement with leading independent developer/publisher Psyonix to bring their multi-million unit seller,Rocket League, to retail stores worldwide as “Rocket League: Collector’s Edition“.

Originally published on Windows PC via Steam and Sony’s PlayStation®4 computer entertainment system via PlayStation™Network‎ in July 2015, Rocket League most recently released a digital Xbox One version in February 2016. The easy-to-understand controls and unbelievable, high-octane re-imagining of association football has rapidly become a critical and commercial phenomenon, winning a slew of respected awards, selling nearly 4 million digital units, and boasting an extremely active community of over 12 million players worldwide.”

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The publishing deal outlined that on both retail versions for Playstation 4 and Xbox One there will be all three major DLC addons included. This covers Supersonic Fury, Revenge of the Battle-cars and Chaos run. There is also some retail exclusives that will be announced in due course.

Ian Howe, President of 505 Games said “We are honoured and excited to help Psyonix bring Rocket League: Collector’s Edition to a whole new audience. As big as Rocket League has become, both 505 Games and Psyonix believe that there is still a significant untapped segment of the gaming audience who become aware of products through physical retail.”

Dave Hagewood, CEO and Studio Director of Psyonix said “505 Games are a proven entity in taking digital brands like Terraria and PAYDAY, and breaking them out through their long-established retail partnerships and on-the-ground expertise to a whole new consumer-base worldwide.”

Rocket League: Collector’s Edition will be coming to Xbox One and PlayStation®4 at participating retailers in Q3 2016.