damn i didn't even think about that. how can anyone think this is anything but a complete asshole move?
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Epic Games has acquired Rocket League developer Psyonix [Up: No Announced Plans to Stop Selling Rocket League on Steam] [Read Staff Post & Threadmark]
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Yup, in 6 months the only way to buy RL on Linux is to run the Epic store through Lutris.
And then download the Windows version of RL and hope it runs, because Epic won't be selling the Linux version.
COMPETITION LAWL
^ exactly how a decent swath of idiots will reconcile this move. with one word that means literally nothing to them
Rocket League launching on PS4/PC w/o PS Plus means it never gets that attention to begin with. Almost without a doubt, it goes over exactly like their last attempt at a car soccer game - decent reviews, but not enough players to stay sustainable.
Selling copies on Steam helped for sure, but so did selling copies on PlayStation after the PS Plus giveaway. And on Xbox and Switch as those platforms were added.
Valve did nothing for Rocket League other than be the storefront people accessed to buy it. I don't see why Psyonix is required to pledge loyalty to one storefront in particular.
All roads will come back to Steam, unless you're Origin or Blizzard. I wouldn't worry about it.
Minecraft can still be played and is supported on other consoles after MS acquisition. The Outer Worlds will still be released on other consoles. The latter has not been released yet but MS didn't bar it from their competition even after the acquisition. Why? Cause we are learning right now MS isn't a scumbag like Epic is. Phil isn't just talk it is seeming. Tim is an outright hypocrite in the past or was projecting. MS hasn't limited choice for established and released properties after acquisitions.
Money always reveal who you really are.
Besides the shitty practice of forcing consumers use their terrible storefront, I'm also worried for the developers. Epic is not only anti-consumer, but also anti-developer. Hope they can survive the endless crunch.
I'm referring to the fact that you can't have full cross platform play if you start dropping platforms.
PC gaming is an entirely different concept. PC is meant to be an open platform (If you don't believe me just ask TIm Sweeney, and we're seeing those choices get taken away from us.
It's especially hypocritical when you're a dev who has preached loudly about wanting to reach as large an audience as possible and fighting for crossplay, and now you ally yourself with a giant publisher who is fighting for the exact opposite.
It's not like they are going to lose those users if the game is going F2P.
https://twitter.com/noclipvideo/status/1123681814294540295 worth pointing ut, they always have had a close relationship with epic. again its a shity move, but it makes sense from epic's pov.
If I was the creator of Rocket League I'd take the cheque and tell the players to fuck off then go buy an island
Any sane person would
Any sane person would
It's still the same platform. PC. It's just going to be sold only on their storefront, which is free for all to download. Existing steam users will continue to be able to play their pre-existing copies on steam
There's no victim here.
Would this warrant a class action lawsuit by users who purchased the game on Steam? Even if their license transfers to EGS, it's a lesser experience due to the clients lackluster feature set.
Then why did the prequel, which was almost identical to Rocket League fail?
LOL
competition
competition
competition
repeat it until you believe it
repeat it until it makes sense to you
push out all other knowledge until it makes sense to you and you believe it
So when the community is a shell of what it was in a year because of this move I will be interested to see their "plan" than
Taking Rocket League of Steam is a bad move.
Yeah, they knew they wouldve gotten all this heat, so they better get paid for it at least.
Also, I think it's time we start calling publishers and developers out as well now.
This isn't just an Epic problem, this is greed from all parties.
Rocket League wouldn't even be what it is right now without Steam imo, they have no respect for the consumer clearly.
From this point forward I am not just boycotting Epic, I am boycotting any developer or publishers that chooses to use them exclusivly for their games.
This isn't just an Epic problem, this is greed from all parties.
Rocket League wouldn't even be what it is right now without Steam imo, they have no respect for the consumer clearly.
From this point forward I am not just boycotting Epic, I am boycotting any developer or publishers that chooses to use them exclusivly for their games.
PS+ made the game so popular that they couldn't pay for server costs without steam money. So really people saying PS+ made the game what it is are still right.
I still don't think this strategy by EGS is a good one. They are getting some important games but I think long term this will hurt them. I'm not sure how exactly but I think it will. I think Fortnite money is allowing them to pay so much for these exclusives but nothing lasts forever even Fortnite. Maybe they know that so they are paying hand over fist to make the store relevant fast but without the juicy early access market it will be tough to unseat Steam.
As for Rocket League I have had it on Steam for as long as I can remember and I never play it so whatever.
As for Rocket League I have had it on Steam for as long as I can remember and I never play it so whatever.