Rocket League seems to have been a major hit on the Switch eShop, having nestled near the top of the store's charts for a number of weeks. Psyonix is keeping busy too, lining up a performance-boosting update that's due on the Nintendo Switch imminently.
Some have been waiting for the retail version, however, announced a while ago with Warner Bros. assisting on publishing duties. Now details have been confirmed for the Switch version - Rocket League Collector's Edition arrives in North America on 16th January, Oceania on 24th January, 'Central Europe' on 25th January and UK, Nordics and wider Europe on 26th January. It'll cost $39.99USD / €39.99 / £34.99.
That's about double the download price, depending on region, but the retail iteration will include the following.
- Rocket League Full Game
- Supersonic Fury DLC Pack
- Revenge of the Battle-Cars DLC Pack
- Chaos Run DLC Pack
- Aftershock DLC Car
- Marauder DLC Car
- Esper DLC Car
- Masamune DLC Car
- Customization Items inspired by DC Comics’ The Flash
- Limited Art Print by Psyonix Concept Artist, Jay Zhang
In UK money the included DLC (the packs and cars) are sold for a combined £15 on the eShop, plus there are the items inspired by The Flash and the Art Print to consider. That does justify the price tag if you're happy to have that DLC and pay more, plus of course you'll have a nice box and cartridge.
It is worth noting that the recommended price is higher than the PS4 / Xbox One equivalents - the following reasoning is given on the official blog.
As many of you have likely noticed, the MSRP for Rocket League Collector’s Edition is $10 more on Nintendo Switch than the same version on other platforms. As much as we tried to keep the retail price down, the reality of the Switch’s increased cartridge manufacturing costs meant that the MSRP had to be higher as well. That said, we are still VERY confident that players who join us from the retail side will get plenty of enjoyment from what Rocket League has to offer and we look forward to welcoming them to the community next month!
Or you can get the base game for less on the eShop - it's a tough choice, but for big fans of the game this retail version is guaranteed to be tempting.
Are you a big Rocket League fan, and are you going to pick up the Collector's Edition?
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... I will buy it.
I am only buying physical games now that either I plan on reselling, or sharing with 2nd switch. This is not one of them. Day 1 when it released on eshop and haven’t stopped playing since I got it 2 years ago on PS4. Now that it’s portable, I am completely addicted.
DAY. ONE. BUY.
I have been waiting for this and now I am getting it. Thanks Psyonix
Deadly price. I'd go for the digital version if it's half the price...
Will definitely upgrade to physical when it comes out . . assuming my save file will transfer.
Hopefully also includes the new performance improvements, so a large download won't be the first thing facing players. :9
I'd rather have that game inside my Switch forever as an ongoing temptation than on a cartridge on a shelf, where my lazy ass will not grab it as often.
Aaauuuugh! Why didn’t I wait? I wanted the physical edition but I caved!
I remember when it was a free game.... ahhh the good ol days. I still don’t understand why people would not want this digital over physical as it takes longer to put in the cart over playing a game. Anyways the game is amazing.... the switch is amazing.
Good thing i waited; although with plenty of other great games its not like I was short of Switch games to play. Will pick this up.
Was this announced before the digital release? If not, that seems a little dirty to reveal this after their fans bought the digital version.
This is not a game I would want physical, for twice the cost, so it doesn't matter to me. But I feel bad for people who downloaded it Day 1 and find out about this now...
Pretty cool for those that want it. However Nintendo really needs to work something out about the "switch tax" imo. I don't know what the solution is but when many games are $10-20 than other consoles its a problem that needs addressing. I personally have skipped getting switch games in favor of ps4 versions just based in price and I'm sure others have too.
The amount of DLC justifies the higher price in my eyes. Can't wait to give it a look!
@Donutman I'm not exaggerating when I say it's possibly one of the best games I've ever played. I absolutely love it. Being able to play my mate on his Xbox is the icing on the cake.
Cool, but RL is a game that's really nice to have installed on your system. You never know when you might want to start it up for a few rounds.
Rocket League was one of the greatest gaming surprises for me. Never heard of game before Switch and now I have 50 hours on it. Great game and best having digitally IMO. It’s a game that I play everyday in between Xenoblade and other games playing sessions. Can’t imagine myself changing cartridges non stop. Same with Splatoon 2.
Btw.. performance boost update today?! What?! That and news on Xenoblade patch release December 22?! Am I dreaming?
Happy I waited because this is coming much sooner than expected (Looking at you Shantae), slightly dissapointed by the price, but in my opinion what you get is worth $40, if it was any more than we would've had an issue. Easy Day 1 and an awesome game to kick off the year
@holygeez03 Yes, they've stated the physical copy was coming out early 2018 since Rocket League was announced in the direct.
Need this one digitally, but I'll buy physical as well.
GCU means getting it for $31.99, minus 6% CC discount as well, so basically $30.
Done and done
@OorWullie I look back at my gaming and there is always a game each year that I really get sucked into, despite playing tons of other games. I did take a break once I heard it was coming to switch, but I’m back to playing 3-5 rounds each day.
40 bucks for a 20 bucks game including 15 bucks worth of DLC. Doing the maths that's just the same 35 bucks you'd pay for the digital game +5 bucks for getting a physical version which sounds about right. I think I'm in this time to see what this is about.
Aaaaah
2 games I wanted physical
Snipperclips and now rocket league.
I wish the physical and digital came out at the same time
So glad I waited for the physical version! Runner 3 will also be getting the physical treatment~
I remember there was some talk about a physical version, so it looks like I remembered correctly. Plus, I've been seeing Rocket League as a "coming soon" rentable game on GameFly for the past month or so which all but confirmed it for me. I aaaaalmost took the plunge too, lol... This time my backlog saved me
DLC doesn't really add much so I won't be getting this.
Double the price of the digital version? NOPE.
Would have vastly preferred the physical version but I didn't know one was coming. Boo...
Glad the wait for physical wasn't as long as I thought... I'm def picking it up now that I waited.
@Yasaal This does include a bunch of DLC that's not included in the $19.99 digital version.
@marnelljm This does include a bunch of DLC that's not included in the $19.99 digital version.
Well, at least they were honest!
Never thought i'd say this but a game like rocket league needs to be digital for me. Its such a great game to play a few quick matches for 10-15 minutes in between other games (its a great contrast with Zelda) it would just become a pain in the arse to keep having to take the cartridge out.
Already bought it digitally, will definitely buy it physically. That way I can also free up space on my SD card. I'm definitely okay with buying this game twice. I would however love to know when Minecraft is getting its physical release. I've been waiting for that one for so long. :/
Not interested in Rocket League personally but glad to see it going retail. I'd gladly pay the $10 for the included storage. And it's nice to see a studio specifically state the cartridge price is the reason.
HOWEVER, that's surely not all of the story. Why is it always an even $10 difference? Never $3, or $5, or $8....always 10...no matter the card size. Whether that's publishers gouging or Nintendo gouging, that does deserve more investigation. I'm happy to pay for the cartridge either way, but I'd at least like to know WHY that $10 price which seems very exorbitant is the number floated around instead of just charging me what it really cost?
@redd214, unfortunately, the cartridge is little more pricey than disks. Cartridges have less loading time than disks also. No matter what, the switch is the system for me.
@ekwcll yeah I understand that, I read the article. Loading times on games like Rocket League are hardly long so a $10 price increase doesn't justify that here. I'm glad you enjoy your switch, I enjoy mine too but like I said they're losing software sales because of it. Just today was in gamestop and got Puyo Puyo Tetris. Wanted it for the switch but is was 20 more than the ps4 version. Guess which I went with.
Oh i'll be getting this.
The way I see it, the Switch version is portable and it's on par with the other versions, so I don't mind spending the extra $10. Day one.
I have never actually played Rocket League but it has always seemed very interesting to me, i'm not to sure though if i want to pay the £34.99, i will probably end up buying it from the eShop but the list of dlc and addons is really tempting :/
I wish this game had a demo on Switch or PS4. It looks fun but I don't know if I'd like it.
Yesss that's what I want to hear. Been waiting for the physical.
I'll get it. My nephews & I will have a blast! $40 for a good Switch game is a pretty good deal.
Really annoyed that they didn't announce this earlier, as I would have held back for the physical release. Oh well.
Can anyone confirm if the physical version will include the Nintendo-themed cars? Or am I asking a dumb question since they are part of the Nintendo version of the game?
@Dr_Corndog I understand where you are coming from but if you take the switch everywhere I'm assuming you have it in a case (which you should) most cases have alot of space to store games. Plus if you decide down the line to ever sell or trade it you can do so unlike with digital.
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