Epic is acquiring Rocket League developer Psyonix

Rocket League remains to be had on Steam for now, and might be supported there inside the future.

After a few confusion over whether or not Rocket League might be eliminated from Steam later this year, Epic has advised USGamer "We are continuing to sell Rocket League on Steam, and have no longer announced plans to forestall promoting the game there. Rocket League remains to be had for brand new customers on Steam, and long-term plans may be Rocket League Items  announced in the future."

In a tweet, Psyonix said that "anybody who owns Rocket League via Steam can still play it and can sit up for persisted help."

Before any of my fellow Rocket League gamers panic: This doesn't suggest Rocket League is leaving Steam, where its whole PC playerbase currently lives. In the short time period, not anything is changing, and Rocket League continues to be to be had for purchase on Steam.

The long time photo is a little extraordinary, however still nothing to panic over proper now. Rocket League will release on the Epic Store later this year, and after that, "it's going to continue to be supported on Steam for all present consumers." The wording there shows that, sooner or later, beginners to Rocket League will have to shop for it through the Epic Store, but us Steam people can live placed. (Note: As per the update above, it is able to absolutely remain offered on Steam indefinitely—it is no longer clear but.)

If Rocket League were to quit Steam income however remain supported there, I wonder how Valve might experience about that deal. Valve would continue to make money from existing Steam gamers who spend cash inside Rocket League—shopping for keys for the top class Rocket Passes, for example—but it'd nevertheless be a weird scenario. We'll should wait and see how that develops.

It isn't always said inside the press launch, however we can also expect Epic's move-platform buddies and matchmaking system to be carried out so that Steam players can play with Epic Store gamers, along with all the console gamers we are able to Buy Rocket League Items already play with.

In a QA at the Rocket League internet site, Psyonix states that the gameplay might not be changing—now not that I'd expect it to because of the purchase—but that the brand new possession should bolster the competitive scene with new assets for esports occasions.