“Rocket League” developer Psyonix is reportedly thinking about franchising the identify to third parties for use in esports competitions.

In a recent interview with Esports Observer, Jeremy Dunham, vp, publishing, Psyonix, reported Rocket League Credits 
that the sport is regarded as having robust capability inside the esports area due to its similarities with actual-international soccer. The sport is a conflict vehicle identify wherein gamers compete to score dreams on a competitor using cars which are rocket-powered and use special capabilities. It consists of factors harking back to video games together with “Mario Kart” and “FIFA.”

“From our angle, ‘Rocket League’ has sturdy capability, and we’re just now starting to scratch the surface [in esports],” says Dunham. “We’ve constantly been very bullish on ‘Rocket League’ as an esport because it's miles one of the handiest video games/esports that we’re aware of this is primarily based on a pandemic recreation… however [it] is also very distinctive from traditional soccer because you fly and use vehicles rather than toes, so it’s a completely satisfactory twist on something acquainted.”

Psyonix presently runs a variety of esports leagues, inclusive of its main Rocket League Championship Cheap Rocket League Credits Series, that's now in its eighth season. The achievement of that league has brought about other partners asking about franchise opportunities. If it follows the franchise model, it might be a part of the ranks of other high-profile games including “Call of Duty” and “Overwatch.”