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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UPDATE:

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!

 

[tech3475]

Maybe this was the trick, even if Valve offered a higher share Epic would just buy the studios instead.

 

[PrincessLillie]

So this is the PC Master Race, huh? Doesn't look as majestic as they made it out to be.

 

[Rabbid4240]

inb4 those chucklefucks go backrupt and blame it on us

 

[NeoSlyde]

Yo, all blind Epic Games haters.
Why y’all hating on Epic Games anyway?

 

[DeslotlCL]

Wouldnt people be upset at psyonix rather than epic games? I mean, they were the ones who sold themselves. It isnt like epic came holding a gun at their heads threating to kill them all if they didnt agree to being bought.

 

[Subtle Demise]

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?

 

[NeoSlyde]

You guys have to stop sucking steam's dick.

 

[PrincessLillie]

Yo, all blind Epic Games haters.
Why y’all hating on Epic Games anyway?

Epic Games is an exclusive-hoarding, employee-abusing, sad excuse of a company

 

[Mama Looigi]

Yo, all blind Epic Games haters.
Why y’all hating on Epic Games anyway?

Why do you like eg? Think about it that way

 

[LunaWofl]

We think this is a great move for the Rocket League Esports ecosystem because it significantly increases our potential reach and resources, just like it does for the game itself.

Which is a fair point because with epic's poor security people will have to buy it multiple times probably.

 

[NeoSlyde]

Epic Games is an exclusive-hoarding, employee-abusing, sad excuse of a company

Then why you don’t say that to R*, Nintendo, Sony?

That’s pretty hypocritical.

 

[Armadillo]

So Linux and mac users not being able to play anymore (rocket league supports both) and also losing mod support (Rocket league supports customs maps via steam workshop) = blind hate and sucking steams dick.

 

[NeoSlyde]

Why do you like eg? Think about it that way

Free Games, great servers, cool UI.

 

[PrincessLillie]

Then why you don’t say that to R*, Nintendo, Sony?

That’s pretty hypocritical.

Because they don't hoard exclusives and abuse their employees?

 

[Frederica Bernkastel]

It's fairly ironic that the same company who gave us Unreal Tournament 1999 are now trying to kill PC gaming.

 

[NeoSlyde]

Because they don't hoard exclusives and abuse their employees?

They do actually

 

[SkittleDash]

Honestly, fuck Epic. Just fucking die already. You're only floating because of the stolen money kids are supplying you.

 

[PrincessLillie]

They do actually

You got a reliable source for that info, friend?

 

[8BitWonder]

Honestly I don't really mind their timed exclusivity with upcoming titles, but to purchase and remove already released titles from other store-fronts seems unnecessary.
At least folks that have it on Steam will keep it.

 

[linuxares]

Yo, all blind Epic Games haters.
Why y’all hating on Epic Games anyway?

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...