Knockout City to become free-to-play

In an EA blog post, Velan Studios announced Knockout City will be free-to-play on June 1, 2022. The surprise announcement is part of its plan to bring the game to more people.

The change on June 1 will coincide with the start of Year 2 of Knockout City. Once Year 2 begins, Velan Studios will be responsible for self-publishing the game.

“The other big change happening over the first few seasons of Year 2 is that we (Velan Studios) are going to be self-publishing Knockout City!”

“From the day we founded our studio, we’ve worked to deliver revolutionary new game experiences to you, our amazing community of players. We couldn’t have introduced Knockout City to the world without the incredible support of EA Originals, but now as we switch to free-to-play, the natural next step is for us to take over publishing responsibilities and work even more closely with our community.”

Because of the change to free-to-play, Season 5 will have less content than previous seasons. However, Season 6 will have lots more content, including a “new Special Ball.” Also, a Season 6 Loyalty Bundle is coming “for those who have already purchased the game before Season 6 launches that’ll include exclusive legendary cosmetics, XP boosts, and 2,000 Holobux.”

Users will still be required to use an EA account to play.

For now, take a look at the Season 5 Greatest Hits trailer.

[Source]: EA: The Future of Knockout City. Greatest Hits and going free-to-play in Knockout City: Year 2! – [Archive] – [Screenshot].