Fall Guys will be free-to-play from June – including on Switch and Xbox

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The new Switch and Xbox versions of Fall Guys will be out next month, as the game disappears from Steam and plans a new season pass system.

It seems a long time since Fall Guys was in the headlines, as while other lockdown hits have enjoyed ongoing success nobody seems to talk about Mediatonic’s family friendly battle royale anymore.

Since the game initially rose to success by being given away free with PS Plus that’s no doubt why it’s next big step is to become free-to-play for everyone, on every format – including the new Nintendo Switch and Xbox versions.

There’s also going to be a new PlayStation 5 version and, since Epic Games bought Mediatonic last year, the game is being delisted from Steam – although if you’ve already bought it from Valve it’ll still work and receive updates.

All this will be happening on June 21 and will also coincide with the game’s second Season 1, so this is basically a complete relaunch.

Mediatonic is clearly using successful free-to-play games like Fortnite and Rocket League (which was also paid-for in the beginning) as their inspiration, as Fall Guys will also be introducing new paid-for season passes that you can buy with a new strain of in-game currency.

It’s a very familiar set-up for any game that proports to be ‘free’, although there will be a special Legacy Pack for current players, that gives you the first season pass for free and a bunch of cosmetic extras.

Fall Guys will support cross-play and cross-progression across all formats (Xbox One, PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 5, and PC) so it won’t really matter what you play the game on as long as you use the same account.

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