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.”Įpic’s statement is clear that there are two periods of time - the time before it comes to the Epic Store, when you can buy a copy on Steam, and the time afterwards, when the best you can expect for sure is that your existing copy will still work.īut Epic wants you to know that it hasn’t technically announced that the game will stop being sold on Steam.
“The PC version of Rocket League will come to the Epic Games store in late 2019. Here’s the bit that makes it sound like Rocket League’s days on Steam are numbered (bolding ours): Fortnite creator Epic Games announced today that it’s acquired the independent game development studio Psyonix, makers of the massively popular vehicular soccer game Rocket League.Īs 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.Īfter that, it sounds like Rocket League will no longer be available on Valve’s competing Steam store, though buyers of the Steam version can continue to play their existing copy of the game indefinitely and continue to receive support, which Variety is reporting includes downloadable content, patches, and all other future content.
