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modiz

Member
Oct 8, 2018
17,830


https://www.rocketleague.com/news/psyonix-is-joining-the-epic-family-/

Today is a big day for us here at Psyonix because, just as the headline says, we're officially joining the Epic Games family.

Your first question to news like this might be, "What does this mean for Rocket League and its community?" We're happy to say that the answers are only positive. Rocket League always has been and always will be a community-driven game, and now that we have joined forces with Epic, we will be able to serve our community in even bigger and better ways!

"No, really. What does this mean for Rocket League?"

In the short term, nothing will change at all! We're still committed to providing Rocket League with frequent updates that have new features, new content, and new ways to play the game for as long as you'll have us.



In the long-term, we expect to bring Rocket League to the Epic Games store and to leverage our new relationship to grow the game in ways we couldn't do on our own before. We believe that bringing Rocket League to new audiences with more support is a win for everybody.

"What does this mean for the Rocket League Esports ecosystem?"

We think this is a great move for the Rocket League Esports ecosystem because it significantly increases our potential reach and resources, just like it does for the game itself. We really do believe that you'll find our future in esports to be very exciting -- especially in the near future, where on June 21-23 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) finals will end our 7th season with a bang!

"What happens to the Psyonix team?"

We are the same team that we've always been, only now, we have the power and experience of Epic Games behind us!

One last thing before we go…

The success of Rocket League would not have been possible without you, our community. Your loyalty, excitement, and creativity in supporting Psyonix has helped us become who we are, and we look forward to you helping us for many more years to come. You have our sincerest thanks and appreciation.

Update 1:


As 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. After that, Rocket League will no longer be available on Valve's competing Steam store. Terms of the deal, including how much money Epic paid to acquire Psyonix, were not made public.

Update 2:


Update 3:
Hey y'all
Matt Kim from USGamer here.

I just dropped in to say that something with our Twitter account malfunctioned and our story with the clarification disappeared. Nothing has changed with the story and it still stands, untouched. Here's a link to it.

https://www.usgamer.net/articles/ep...orms-no-announced-plans-to-pull-it-from-steam
 
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Bear

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,861
Today is a big day for us here at Psyonix because, just as the headline says, we're officially joining the Epic Games family.

Your first question to news like this might be, "What does this mean for Rocket League and its community?" We're happy to say that the answers are only positive. Rocket League always has been and always will be a community-driven game, and now that we have joined forces with Epic, we will be able to serve our community in even bigger and better ways!

We understand that you might have additional questions about this new relationship, which is why we've assembled this quick FAQ to answer some of your initial Qs:

"No, really. What does this mean for Rocket League?"

In the short term, nothing will change at all! We're still committed to providing Rocket League with frequent updates that have new features, new content, and new ways to play the game for as long as you'll have us.

In the long-term, we expect to bring Rocket League to the Epic Games store and to leverage our new relationship to grow the game in ways we couldn't do on our own before. We believe that bringing Rocket League to new audiences with more support is a win for everybody.

"Does this mean the gameplay will be different?"

Nope!

"What does this mean for the Rocket League Esports ecosystem?"

We think this is a great move for the Rocket League Esports ecosystem because it significantly increases our potential reach and resources, just like it does for the game itself. We really do believe that you'll find our future in esports to be very exciting -- especially in the near future, where on June 21-23 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) finals will end our 7th season with a bang!

"What happens to the Psyonix team?"

We are the same team that we've always been, only now, we have the power and experience of Epic Games behind us!

One last thing before we go…

The success of Rocket League would not have been possible without you, our community. Your loyalty, excitement, and creativity in supporting Psyonix has helped us become who we are, and we look forward to you helping us for many more years to come. You have our sincerest thanks and appreciation.

Respectfully,

The Psyonix Team

https://www.rocketleague.com/news/psyonix-is-joining-the-epic-family-/

Wow.
 

Real

Member
Oct 28, 2017
5,414


https://www.rocketleague.com/news/psyonix-is-joining-the-epic-family-/

Today is a big day for us here at Psyonix because, just as the headline says, we're officially joining the Epic Games family.



Your first question to news like this might be, "What does this mean for Rocket League and its community?" We're happy to say that the answers are only positive. Rocket League always has been and always will be a community-driven game, and now that we have joined forces with Epic, we will be able to serve our community in even bigger and better ways!



We understand that you might have additional questions about this new relationship, which is why we've assembled this quick FAQ to answer some of your initial Qs:






"No, really. What does this mean for Rocket League?"

In the short term, nothing will change at all! We're still committed to providing Rocket League with frequent updates that have new features, new content, and new ways to play the game for as long as you'll have us.



In the long-term, we expect to bring Rocket League to the Epic Games store and to leverage our new relationship to grow the game in ways we couldn't do on our own before. We believe that bringing Rocket League to new audiences with more support is a win for everybody.






"Does this mean the gameplay will be different?"

Nope!






"What does this mean for the Rocket League Esports ecosystem?"

We think this is a great move for the Rocket League Esports ecosystem because it significantly increases our potential reach and resources, just like it does for the game itself. We really do believe that you'll find our future in esports to be very exciting -- especially in the near future, where on June 21-23 at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, the Rocket League Championship Series (RLCS) finals will end our 7th season with a bang!






"What happens to the Psyonix team?"

We are the same team that we've always been, only now, we have the power and experience of Epic Games behind us!






One last thing before we go…

The success of Rocket League would not have been possible without you, our community. Your loyalty, excitement, and creativity in supporting Psyonix has helped us become who we are, and we look forward to you helping us for many more years to come. You have our sincerest thanks and appreciation.




Respectfully,

The Psyonix Team




NOTE: This transaction remains subject to customary closing conditions. Epic and Psyonix currently expect to close the acquisition near the end of May to early June 2019.
 

Kingpin Rogers

HILF
Banned
Oct 27, 2017
7,459
Cool, hopefully we can get a RL2 sooner rather than later now then since they have a real backing. Wonder if it'll come to Steam though?
 

daybreak

Member
Feb 28, 2018
2,415
Yeah, that cost a lot of money. Wish Psyonix well with this new endeavor, I hope it pays off for them in the long run.
 

Aokiji

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Oct 25, 2017
6,265
Los Angeles
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DJ_Lae

Member
Oct 27, 2017
6,858
Edmonton
This sentence of theirs is ominous:

"In the long-term, we expect to bring Rocket League to the Epic Games store and to leverage our new relationship to grow the game in ways we couldn't do on our own before."
 

TheDanimal

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Member
Oct 25, 2017
854
Rocket League pros are about to get PAID
 

Shoichi

Member
Jan 10, 2018
10,451
Guess we will see Steam have no Rocket League soon unless you are grandfathered in.

Epic definitely using their revenue streams to good use.
 

ASaiyan

Member
Oct 25, 2017
7,228
This sentence of theirs is ominous:

"In the long-term, we expect to bring Rocket League to the Epic Games store and to leverage our new relationship to grow the game in ways we couldn't do on our own before."
I mean, you don't even have to speculate at this point. Rocket League will be leaving Steam inside of 6 months.
 

Demacabre

Member
Nov 20, 2017
2,058
What rhymes with repetition that we will hear a lot about in repetition in defense of whatever slimey thing comes from this?