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[UPDATE] Epic Games buys out Rocket League studio, retracts previous statement on Steam availability

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Epic Games has spent the past few months attempting to create a storefront, ensuring exclusives for it, and buying out developers to create games under their label. The latest acquisition Epic has made is the just-announced purchase of Psyonix, the studio behind the massively popular Rocket League. As a result of the buyout, Psyonix will be bringing Rocket League to the Epic Games store in late 2019. Once that has occurred, it will be entirely removed from sale on Steam, though if you already own the game on Valve's platform, nothing will change. According to Psyonix, the core game will not change, and they hope to find a new audience through Epic's launcher. The cost of the sale was not disclosed.

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After the initial fallout of review bombing and anger from the game's fanbase on Steam, Psionix has edited in a statement on their news post. They've clarified that Rocket League "is and remains available on Steam", and that those on both platforms will be able to look forward to continued support and updates. However, the wording remains unclear if the game will definitively be pulled from Steam one day in the future, only that, for the time being, it will remain on the storefront.

Editor’s Note: We wanted to clarify something for you after today’s news: Rocket League is and remains available on Steam. Anyone who owns Rocket League through Steam can still play it and can look forward to continued support. Thanks!
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linuxares said:
Anti-consumer practices, their store is like an alpha version, and the general attitude about buying out companies to undermine Steam. I really want Steam to have a competitor, by all means. But not like this...
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Then do it.
If you think it’s that simple to compete with Steam :)

They have to do sacrifices at the beginning. It’s always like that.

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You got a reliable source for that info, friend?
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https://www.gamesradar.com/amp/anonymous-rockstar-devs-say-overwork-is-worse-than-the-studio-claims/
 
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Subtle Demise said:
So what happens when the game is de-listed from Steam? Is the license still valid? Do you have to transfer your license to EGS? How about matchmaking and online play?
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You keep the game. (or at least what happens with de-listed games in general, can redownload em anytime too... i have a handful of delisted games ^_^; )
The licence is still valid.
Most likely not.
In theory those should remain if their idea is to gain "reach" as they claim.
 
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NeoSlyde said:
And this situation is in every gaming company ever.
Life isn’t pink my friend.
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So that justifies companies' CEOs to being absolute dipshits to their employees? Just because they can doesn't mean they should. I hope Epic goes under.
 
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NeoSlyde said:
Then do it.
If you think it’s that simple to compete with Steam :)

They have to do sacrifices at the beginning. It’s always like that.

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They did fine with the more split. Read up more what they offered in the beginning. Because having games both on steam and epic store would be fantastic. But not behind exclusivity... That's console practices to sell hardware. Pc is suppose to be an more open platform. So for all I care, they can rot.
 
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again, why isnt people crying at psyonix? THEY were the ones who accepted being purchased. BLAME THEM.
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Oh, I blame them... But at the end of the day? It's all about the Benjamins. They clearly don't care about their customers.
 
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Chary said:

Epic Games has spent the past few months attempting to create a storefront, ensuring exclusives for it, and buying out developers to create games under their label. The latest acquisition Epic has made is the just-announced purchase of Psyonix, the studio behind the massively popular Rocket League. As a result of the buyout, Psyonix will be bringing Rocket League to the Epic Games store in late 2019. Once that has occurred, it will be entirely removed from sale on Steam, though if you already own the game on Valve's platform, nothing will change. According to Psyonix, the core game will not change, and they hope to find a new audience through Epic's launcher. The cost of the sale was not disclosed.

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The Communist Chinese Party is really going all-out, huh?
 
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