Last week, Mediatonic promised a huge announcement related to Fall Guys, and it's now delivered the goods. The popular multiplayer platformer is officially moving to a free-to-play model, it's getting a native PS5 version, and is finally launching on other platforms — all on 21st June, 2022. There's a lot to talk about, so let's waste no time.
Yes, Fall Guys will be free-to-play starting next month, opening the doors to everyone. It seems ideal for this family-friendly party game, cutting the cost of entry to allow as many players into the colourful arena as possible. Using Epic's account system, you'll be able to carry over your progression between platforms, and cross-play is confirmed as well, letting you team up with your pals across all systems.
With the game going free-to-play, the in-game spending options are understandably expanding. Everything in the game as you know it today will still be there — Kudos, Crowns, the item shop, and the free Fame path aren't going anywhere. What's being added is a Season Pass and a new in-game currency called Show-Bucks. You'll be able to buy the Season Pass using Show-Bucks (or, presumably, actual money), and it's been described as a "supercharged version" of the Fame path we all know and love.
For those that purchased the game on PS4 or Steam (or nabbed it on PS Plus), Mediatonic has a little something for you. "To thank the global community of Fall Guys players for their support of the game since it launched, we’re rewarding existing players with the Legacy Pack, which contains a bunch of spangly cosmetic items and the first Season Pass for free," the developer says. So, if you already own and play Fall Guys, you're getting a bunch of costumes and emotes, as well as free access to the first Season Pass.
As for the new PS5 version, we haven't been given many details at the time of writing. We'll update when we learn more, but presumably it'll be a fairly straight port. Hopefully it will also incorporate the DualSense's capabilities, and maybe bump the resolution up for good measure — but we'll see.
Finally, 21st June also sees the arrival of a brand new Season 1, titled Free For All. This refresh "sees our beloved beans arrive en masse to a giant arena to compete for ultimate glory in brand-new events and locations," reads the press release.
That about covers it. Are you excited for Fall Guys' free-to-play future? Will you hop back into this when it re-launches on 21st June? Dive into the comments section below.
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I played the game on my laptop but it started to struggle when running it, so cool that I can get it on my PS5 soon with cross-progression and actual good graphics and performance without needing to pay for it again
As expected.
Does Sony still want Devs to pay them for agreeing to Crossplay btw?
Xbox and Switch on the same day too.
mind blowing that it took like 2 years
@IonMagi That was always a “game of telephone” kinda thing. Devs don’t pay to enable cross play (or at least there isn’t any real evidence of that). However, if a game has in-game purchases, the publisher needs to agree to compensation if there’s a disproportion between how much the game is played on PlayStation (relative to other platforms) and how much money is spent on the PS Store (again, relative to other platforms) - so for example if players mostly play on console but they’d rather buy cosmetics on their phones because it’s more convenient (Sony wouldn’t get its cut from those transactions).
This was the case with Fortnite and it’s most likely the same here (it’s even the same publisher).
@nomither6 It's cos they were a small team who had to make ports while still supporting the current community. Plus when Epic bought the studio, they needed to move the game's backend systems to Epic's framework.
Been playing it on and off since it launched on PS Plus.
Hoping for a boost in players with this move. Fun game to play for quick 15min bursts at a time
You forgot to mention its getting custom maps and an in game map editor
Can't wait to play with more of my friends.
Hope they remember someday that split screen multiplayer is still a thing…
I always thought it should have been f2p all along. This move should bump their playerbase quite significantly - last time I tried to play I could find a match and gave up after 5 minutes trying. Will definitely be back for the new season though.
Been interested in trying this out for awhile. Looking forward to it's ftp launch m
Nice, the first week after this will be a good week to win some crowns against Xbox and Switch gamers! ;b
@RunGMhx I would defiantly play it if this was an option
"Family-friendly party game". This would be perfect if you could play 4 player split screen. Me and the kids would play this all the time I'm sure! As it is, watching one of you compete online just isn't as fun. The novelty of Fall Guys wore off long ago unfortunately.
I was thinking about finally trying this game but I’m not sure if this adds any enticement for me. Strangely, it seems to make me less prone to give it a whirl. I think I harbor subconscious prejudice against F2P games.
I'll be playing this solo, hopefully still alot of fun!
@Jackpaza0508 Yeah, 2160p 60FPS confirmed for PS5
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