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Rocket League is ending support for Linux and macOS in March
- Thread starter AlexFlame116
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In before "Epic Games hates Linux and they also own Rocket League". But seriously, this is a bad look to have the support and then pull it away like this. I understand that Linux and macOS aren't really big gaming platforms but this hurts. Thankfully Linux gamers can still play via Steam's Proton or Wine
Funny, when Psyonix was scooped up by Epic Games, they kept saying "Continued Support". Despite most saying there goes Linux support.
Funny, when Psyonix was scooped up by Epic Games, they kept saying "Continued Support". Despite most saying there goes Linux support.
This decision has nothing to do with the question whether Linux and Mac are good options or not.
Not surprising. Small indie companies, without any financial backup, can't mantain so many versions of the game.
DirectX is just too important, and Macs aren't sold with hardware that's super suited to gaming
They're owned by Epic now, it's more like they dont want to support those platforms since their store isnt there.
Well Epic owns it now and EGS isn't on Mac or Linux so...
Edit: Huh, apparently it is on Mac. Whoops.
Edit: Huh, apparently it is on Mac. Whoops.
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the support article actually says to go use steam proton or wine lol
Rocket League isnt super intensive IIRC so I can see it being fine to run on Wine
Yup, this looks like the first step towards retroactive EGS exclusivity.
Thats an interesting point.. google going that way is gonna cost them games.
You know, when they were a small indie company without financial backing, they could to maintain more versions than now that they're own by a juggernaut.
Funny that.
Probably not, unless Google throws a bunch of money into Linux gaming to get stuff working on Chrome OS, and considering their history of fucking up their own projects I wouldn't bet on it.
Rocket League is still running modded UE3, right? It makes sense they would run into issues with maintain OGL pipelines or whatever they're using. I would be pretty upset about this if I actually play RL though, hopefully Proton gets ported to Mac at some point.
Is it just me or is it weird they did not say "online multiplayer" but focused on "in-game purchases" when referring to the shutdown of online functionality?
Beyond scummy. People bought a game that was available on said systems and now it'll be pretty much taken away (since they'll be disabling any online functionality) no reasons given? Wow.
But please make fun of people playing on Mac or Linux instead of focusing on the issue.
But please make fun of people playing on Mac or Linux instead of focusing on the issue.
its never meant to replace actual native support
that they were apparently fine with providing until they had bajillions of dollars behind them and suddenly a change happens
They're owned by Epic now, so that might have something to do with it.
It's not about what they can or can not afford. It's about the EGS not being avaiable on MacOS and Linux. Will only be a matter of time until Rocket League is pulled from Steam.
Mac dropping support for 32-bit games killed 90% of their already slim Steam library.
One more game won't change the downward trend.
EGS is on mac with many games on the store having mac versions...
is this a thing that actually happens? I'm legitimately ignorant about what GaaS style games do during a gen-shift lol, only really familiar w/ pc ones like league of legends and dota where they just upgrade
I could see them making a next-gen build of RL. Same game just very pretty.
new build makes sense to me, but I don't think it would correlate with ending support unless im missin something
unless upgrading the current build in a particular direction is just the most optimal way for them to go about it maybe? I want to say the # of ppl playing on mac/linux is minuscule but I don't have numbers or nothin (would still be a wack move in my book!)
unless upgrading the current build in a particular direction is just the most optimal way for them to go about it maybe? I want to say the # of ppl playing on mac/linux is minuscule but I don't have numbers or nothin (would still be a wack move in my book!)
/sigh. I wish i could say you are wrong but Epic really gives 0 competition to steam so yeah i guess removing rocket league would make sense.
Sadly you might be right.
Unfortunate but expected, due to Epic Games' extremely beneficial stance towards the pc space. Why have options when you can have no options?
Maybe they want to do things with the game that wouldn't be possible on other platforms like special modes. A Rocket League BR or something.
I'm blaming their new owners for this until stated otherwise. Epic isn't exactly known for being Linux friendly.
Linux maybe if Valve and others can make enough progress. MacOS is doomed thanks to hardware not suited for gaming, unfriendly policies, and lack of Vulcan support.
Linux maybe if Valve and others can make enough progress. MacOS is doomed thanks to hardware not suited for gaming, unfriendly policies, and lack of Vulcan support.
We've never had this happen. Service games didn't really exist on console before this gen.
Thanks Epic!
I guess this is also when it moves exclusively to Epic Store.
Yes, Windows the well known having for OS level support for Battle Royale games.
I guess this is also when it moves exclusively to Epic Store.
Yes, Windows the well known having for OS level support for Battle Royale games.
Lol Linux isn't great for gaming and neither is Mac. They could want to do things that wouldn't perform well on those platforms in OpenGL.
Countdown till Steam isn't supported starts now. Hopefully those Linux/Mac users who bought Rocket League can now get a refund now that their game is practically not gonna work in the future. Unless I did misread that as that those users can't play online, which is literally what Rocket League is.
Baffling decision from the devs.
Baffling decision from the devs.
As someone who was a former mac only gamer, yeah, Apple's update that killed 32 bit games pretty much destroyed a bunch of steam games to the point of no return and it makes the platform even more difficult for developers. Online-focused games having to update in such an environment is far too risky considering how few of sales actually come from mac users. It's pretty depressing, to be quite honest. I'm glad I got a PC when I did, but for those few who were mac only owners like me, this must be beyond annoying to deal with, since it seems every week there's a new game that loses mac support or cancels a release on the platform