How much money did Rocket League cost?

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The production costs for Rocket League, including licensing, were under $2 million in total, making it profitable after selling only 56,000 copies. The full development of Rocket League started around 2013 and took around two years to complete, with the game being released in July 2015 for a price of $19.99, offering players a game of soccer via rocket-propelled hot rods.

Frequently Asked Questions

General Information

1. How much did it cost to make Rocket League? The full development of Rocket League started around 2013 and took around two years and under $2 million to develop, though they had tested various prototypes of a Battle-Cars sequel in the years prior.
2. Did Psyonix sell Rocket League? In April 2018, the studio began prototyping a mobile Rocket League spin-off ultimately named Rocket League Sideswipe, and on May 1, 2019, Epic Games announced its acquisition of Psyonix to undisclosed terms.
3. Did Epic buy Rocket League? On May 1, 2019, Epic Games acquired Psyonix, the developer of Rocket League.

Game Development and History

4. What is the original name of Rocket League? Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars, also known as “SARPBC” or “Battle-Cars,” is a battle-themed arena game that involves car racing and the game of soccer, created by Psyonix and released on 2008-10-09 for the PlayStation 3.
5. How long has Rocket League been out? Rocket League was released on July 7th, 2015, on Microsoft Windows and PlayStation 4, with subsequent releases on Xbox One, OS X, and Linux in the following years.

Financial Information

6. How much money did Rocket League make in 2015? As of December 2015, Rocket League’s revenue stood at nearly $50 million, suggesting the game scooped up an extra $20 million in just over two months.
7. Is Rocket League a successful game? Rocket League was a huge blowout success in 2015 and while its success inspired companies to try and make similar games, none have been able to reproduce what made Rocket League so strong.

Ownership and Acquisitions

8. Who owns Rocket League? Based in San Diego, California, Psyonix is a critically-acclaimed video game developer behind some of the most entertaining video games in the industry, including the hit sports-action hybrid Rocket League, and Psyonix joined the Epic Games family in June 2019.
9. Who owns Fall Guys? Fall Guys (formerly known as Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout) is a free-to-play platform battle royale game developed by Mediatonic and published by Epic Games.

Player and Community Information

10. Why is Rocket League so famous? The beauty in Rocket League comes from being a simple sport with such complex details, making the core gameplay of trying to outscore opponents addictive as players figure out new ways to approach the challenge.
11. How much does a professional Rocket League player make? Significantly, Esports Gamers jobs pay 15.5% ($20,834) more than the average Rocket League salary of $134,080.

Game Updates and Features

12. When did Rocket League go free? Rocket League is going free to play and launched on the Epic Games Store on September 23.
13. What is the rarest item in Rocket League? The White Hat topper is easily the rarest Rocket League item ever released, with most players probably never having seen any of the White Hat toppers in-game or on a stream.

Purchases andCredits

14. How much is 1 million credits Rocket League? Generally, people buy these credits from traders or 3rd party sites for something like $0.39/100 credits, so 1,000,000 credits would be about $3,900.
15. How many RL credits is $5? Each credit is equivalent to $0.01, so 500 credits run $5, and you can purchase 500, 1,100, 3,000, or 6,500 Rocket League credits for $5, $10, $25, or $50, respectively.