Rocket League could ditch Steam after Epic Games buys developer Psyonix

Available on Epic Games Store late 2019

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Thefeud between PC gaming storefronts Steam and the Epic Games Storeis still burning bright, with the latter recentlythrowing down the gauntletand suggesting it would drop its controversial pursuit of exclusive titles ifSteamis willing to pay game developers a bigger cut.

Now, theFortnitecreator hasacquired Psyonix, the development studio responsible for breakthrough cars-meet-soccer hitRocket League, and has potentially suggested that it will become exclusive to the Epic Games storefront in late 2019.

“Now that we have joined forces with Epic, we will be able to serve our community in even bigger and better ways,” the announcement reads. “In the short term, nothing will change at all […], in the long-term, we expect to bring Rocket League to theEpic GamesStore and to leverage our new relationship to grow the game in ways we couldn’t do on our own before.”

While the statement seems to purposefully avoid any explicit commitments regarding platform availability, it does not rule out the possibility that the game could be removed from sale on Steam at a later date. A similar situation has already occurred with the release of Metro Exodus earlier this year, when the first-person shooter wasslated for a Steam launch, but was then made exclusive to Epic Games Store– albeit, while still honoring any initial Steam pre-orders.

After making the announcement, Psyonix added an amendment to the article stating that “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.”

For any PC gamers who’d prefer to own the game on Steam but haven’t already made the purchase, the clock may be ticking.

As for the future of the game, Psyonix promises that it’s still the same team that has been responsible for the title thus far, despite now being owned by Epic Games, and will continue to serve up frequent updates, new features and content and new ways to play the game.

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