Platforms: Epic Games Store, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Steam, Switch, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S

Scheduled Release: 9/4/2024, 8 a.m. PDT / 3 p.m. UTC

THE HEADLINES

• Season 16, featuring the BMW 1 Series Car Body, is now live!

• The new Arena ‘Drift Woods’ is live in Online Playlists.

• 2v2 and 3v3 Heatseeker Tournaments are now available!

• Season 15 Competitive Rewards (Avatar Borders and Player Banners) are dropping for all eligible players.

• Check out additional patch notes for v2.43 here.

SEASON 16

Rocket Pass

• Season 16 Rocket Pass, featuring the BMW 1 Series, is now live!

  • The BMW 1 Series uses the Octane Hitbox

Tournament Changes and Improvements

• Season 16 Tournaments are live, and we’ve made several changes based on player requests and feedback!

• 2v2 and 3v3 Heatseeker Tournaments are now available!

• Added weekend Tournaments for players in the South Africa (SAF) region.

Tournament Timeslots

• One additional tournament time slot has been added to each tournament region, and added two time slots in the Middle East (ME) region. See the schedule below for these new time slots.

• Monday - Friday

  • North America: 3 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • Europe: 6 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • South America: 11:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

    • The existing 8:30 PM UTC time slot will change to Extra Modes Playlist

  • Oceania: 11 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

    • The existing 7 AM UTC time slot will change to Extra Modes Playlist.

  • Middle East: 2:30 PM UTC and 6:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • Asia: 2 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

• Saturday and Sunday

  • North America: 3 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • Europe: 2 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • South America: 11:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

    • The existing 6:30 PM UTC time slot will be removed.

  • Oceania: 11:00 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • Middle East: 6:30 PM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • Asia: 8 AM UTC (Soccar or Heatseeker)

  • South Africa: 8 PM UTC (2v2 Soccar)

Tournament Credits and Rewards 

• Any unspent Season 15 Tournament Credits automatically convert into rewards

  • Tournament Credits have converted to the highest level reward you are capable of earning based on your Tournament Rank and the amount of Tournament Credits you have remaining

  • Every player who played in at least one tournament this season will receive one All-Star cup

• New Tournament Reward items have been added

Challenges

• Season 16 Stage 1 Challenges are live

Competitive

• Season 16 Competitive has started

• Similar to previous seasons, a soft reset has been applied to all Competitive Playlists

• For Season 16, Competitive Dropshot replaces Competitive Snow Day

NEW CONTENT

New Arena

• The new Arena ‘Drift Woods’ is live in Online Matches, Private Matches, Offline Matches, and Free Play.

Season 15 Competitive Rewards

• Season 15 Reward Items and Titles will be awarded according to your highest Rank achieved during the season, and successful completion of the appropriate Season Reward Levels.

• Season 15 Rewards are Avatar Border and Player Banner

  • Bronze I or higher: S15 – Bronze Avatar Border and Player Banner

  • Silver I or higher: S15 –  Silver Avatar Border and Player Banner + lower rewards

  • Gold I or higher: S15 – Gold Avatar Border and Player Banner + lower rewards

  • Platinum I or higher: S15 – Platinum Avatar Border and Player Banner + lower rewards

  • Diamond I or higher: S15 – Diamond Avatar Border and Player Banner + lower rewards

  • Champion I or higher: S15 – Champion Avatar Border and Player Banner + lower rewards

  • Grand Champion I or higher: S15 – Grand Champion Avatar Border and Player Banner + lower rewards

  • Supersonic Legend: S15 – Supersonic Legend Avatar Border and Player Banner + lower rewards

• Grand Champion Titles (in Crimson text)

  • Competitive Grand Champion: ‘S15 GRAND CHAMPION’

  • Rumble Grand Champion: ‘S15 RNG CHAMP’

  • Hoops Grand Champion: ‘S15 DUNK MASTER’

  • Snow Day Grand Champion: ‘S15 BLIZZARD WIZARD’

• Supersonic Legend Titles (in Titanium White text)

  • Competitive Supersonic Legend: ‘S15 SUPERSONIC LEGEND’

  • Rumble Supersonic Legend: ‘S15 RNGENIUS’

  • Hoops Supersonic Legend: ‘S15 LEGENDARY BALLER’

  • Snow Day Supersonic Legend: ‘S15 ICE TITAN’

KNOWN ISSUES

For a complete list of known issues in Rocket League, go here