Session Name: | Online Game Technology Summit: 'Rocket League': Scaling for Free to Play |
Speaker(s): | Matthew Sanders |
Company Name(s): | Psyonix |
Track / Format: | Online Game Technology Summit |
Did you know free users get access to 30% of content from the last 2 years?
Overview: | Rocket League transitioned from a $20 game to free to play in September 2020. This resulted in a massive increase in traffic to its backend services despite being five years old. This session explores the Online Services preparation needed to support the more than 1 million concurrent players and follows the journey to get there. |