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You're speculating wildly here, and upset at the possibility that Epic will pull Rocketleague from Steam.

hobs 8y ago
When you have a beloved product and you announce something potentially concerning you go with some of those concerns up front - the announcement looks like a pretense of all those bad things not being possible while being vague as possible. I wouldnt say my speculation is wild - its pretty bog standard for video game companies or software companies in general changing hands.
- balls187 8y ago
  Minecraft is fully supported on PS4, Switch and iOS platforms, Despite being owned by Microsoft.
petetnt 8y ago
Verge reports that Rocket League will be pulled from Steam https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525842/epic-games-psyonix-acquisition-rocket-league-fortnite-unreal-deal https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525842/epic-games-psyoni... "As a result of the deal, Psyonix says it will have access to more resources to support Rocket League’s competitive e-sports league and, by late 2019, will bring the game to Epic’s PC storefront. After that, Rocket League will no longer be available on Valve’s competing Steam store, though buyers of the Steam version will continue to receive support, which Variety is reporting includes downloadable content, patches, and all other future content. Terms of the deal, including how much money Epic paid to acquire Psyonix, were not made public. “The PC version of Rocket League will come to the Epic Games store in late 2019. In the meantime, it will continue to be available for purchase on Steam; thereafter it will continue to be supported on Steam for all existing purchasers,” reads a press release issued to media at the time of deal’s announcement."
- belltaco 8y ago
  They will pull it from sale, not make the game inoperable if you bought it on Steam earlier.
  - RussianCow 8y ago
    Sure, but if you're trying to get someone new to play the game with you on Steam, you may not be able to without buying a separate copy on the Epic Games Store. (I'm hoping they at least let people transfer their Steam copy to EGS, but it's still an extra hurdle for anyone who doesn't already have/want an EGS account.)
    - smolder 8y ago
      In the case of Rocket League, which is crossplay already (steam, xbox, ps4) that shouldn't be an issue.
      - savethefuture 8y ago
        Hardly, you still cant group cross platform.
        InputUsername 8y ago
        Psyonix recently added a "Rocket ID" feature which allows you to add people as friends and party up cross platform.
  - vaer-k 8y ago
    And how about the ability to purchase in-game items now?
- balls187 8y ago
  From the Verge article, it doesn't sound definitive, but instead speculative. > After that, it sounds like Rocket League will no longer be available on Valve’s competing Steam store... > Here’s the bit that makes it sound like Rocket League’s days on Steam are numbered (bolding ours): While you're likely right, I haven't seen an official press release that say's it going to be pulled from steam, just that it would only continue to be supported. It's not explicitly called out, so it's left to people to speculate. My interpretation is Epics PR team purposefully did not explicitly say one way or the other as to Rocket Leagues fate on Steam to 1. Gauge the communities reaction. 2. Allow Epic the ability to make the decision further down the line, including reversing course on the internal decision.
user5994461 8y ago
It will be pulled from Steam. Epic made their own store recently to compete against steam and they're pushing it aggressively. They've funded new and acquired existing games to be exclusively (re)released in there. They pulled a number of existing titles off from steam, like Borderlands.
- balls187 8y ago
  Push it too agressively and Epic will risk alienating their core customer group: PC Gamers. For better or worse, Steam is the game store of choice for the PCMR.
- 0xADEADBEE 8y ago
  This isn't correct, at least not in the country my VPN is in [0]. What is interesting though is that the price is higher than it's been for a while: [1]. Possible skimming of consumers who won't move to Epic if they do pull it, perhaps? 0 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/Borderlands_Game_of_the_Year/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/Borderlands_Game_of_... 1 - https://steamdb.info/app/8980/ https://steamdb.info/app/8980/
- balls187 8y ago
  Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands Pre Sequel all appear to be for sale still on Steam.

hobs 8y ago

When you have a beloved product and you announce something potentially concerning you go with some of those concerns up front - the announcement looks like a pretense of all those bad things not being possible while being vague as possible. I wouldnt say my speculation is wild - its pretty bog standard for video game companies or software companies in general changing hands.

balls187 8y ago
Minecraft is fully supported on PS4, Switch and iOS platforms, Despite being owned by Microsoft.

petetnt 8y ago

Verge reports that Rocket League will be pulled from Steam https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525842/epic-games-psyonix-acquisition-rocket-league-fortnite-unreal-deal https://www.theverge.com/2019/5/1/18525842/epic-games-psyoni... "As a result of the deal, Psyonix says it will have access to more resources to support Rocket League’s competitive e-sports league and, by late 2019, will bring the game to Epic’s PC storefront. After that, Rocket League will no longer be available on Valve’s competing Steam store, though buyers of the Steam version will continue to receive support, which Variety is reporting includes downloadable content, patches, and all other future content. Terms of the deal, including how much money Epic paid to acquire Psyonix, were not made public. “The PC version of Rocket League will come to the Epic Games store in late 2019. In the meantime, it will continue to be available for purchase on Steam; thereafter it will continue to be supported on Steam for all existing purchasers,” reads a press release issued to media at the time of deal’s announcement."

belltaco 8y ago
They will pull it from sale, not make the game inoperable if you bought it on Steam earlier.
- RussianCow 8y ago
  Sure, but if you're trying to get someone new to play the game with you on Steam, you may not be able to without buying a separate copy on the Epic Games Store. (I'm hoping they at least let people transfer their Steam copy to EGS, but it's still an extra hurdle for anyone who doesn't already have/want an EGS account.)
  - smolder 8y ago
    In the case of Rocket League, which is crossplay already (steam, xbox, ps4) that shouldn't be an issue.
    - savethefuture 8y ago
      Hardly, you still cant group cross platform.
      - InputUsername 8y ago
        Psyonix recently added a "Rocket ID" feature which allows you to add people as friends and party up cross platform.
- vaer-k 8y ago
  And how about the ability to purchase in-game items now?
balls187 8y ago
From the Verge article, it doesn't sound definitive, but instead speculative. > After that, it sounds like Rocket League will no longer be available on Valve’s competing Steam store... > Here’s the bit that makes it sound like Rocket League’s days on Steam are numbered (bolding ours): While you're likely right, I haven't seen an official press release that say's it going to be pulled from steam, just that it would only continue to be supported. It's not explicitly called out, so it's left to people to speculate. My interpretation is Epics PR team purposefully did not explicitly say one way or the other as to Rocket Leagues fate on Steam to 1. Gauge the communities reaction. 2. Allow Epic the ability to make the decision further down the line, including reversing course on the internal decision.

user5994461 8y ago

It will be pulled from Steam. Epic made their own store recently to compete against steam and they're pushing it aggressively. They've funded new and acquired existing games to be exclusively (re)released in there. They pulled a number of existing titles off from steam, like Borderlands.

balls187 8y ago
Push it too agressively and Epic will risk alienating their core customer group: PC Gamers. For better or worse, Steam is the game store of choice for the PCMR.
0xADEADBEE 8y ago
This isn't correct, at least not in the country my VPN is in [0]. What is interesting though is that the price is higher than it's been for a while: [1]. Possible skimming of consumers who won't move to Epic if they do pull it, perhaps? 0 - https://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/Borderlands_Game_of_the_Year/ https://store.steampowered.com/app/8980/Borderlands_Game_of_... 1 - https://steamdb.info/app/8980/ https://steamdb.info/app/8980/
balls187 8y ago
Borderlands, Borderlands 2, and Borderlands Pre Sequel all appear to be for sale still on Steam.