Fanning the flames.
In a move to cement their money stream, Epic is preparing to acquire Psyonix, makers of the popular Rocket League.
Before you get up in arms, relax; Rocket League will continue to be available everywhere it has been up until now. It’s not becoming an exclusive; Epic is simply buying it, and the game will become available on the Epic Store later in the year. Both companies have confirmed this.
Little else is going to change. Psyonix will remain in their San Diego-based office. Realistically, the game will wind up using Epic’s cross-platform servers. Other than that, there’s nothing major stated to be going on.
This is probably a mostly business-oriented deal. Not only have Psyonix worked with Epic on games like the Unreal Tournament and Gears of War series, they have a money-printing game that draws whales much like Fortnite. And personally, I kinda doubt the long-term projections for the Epic Store are currently that great, so this move helps shore up the numbers in the short-term.
The deal has yet to go through as of this time. But apparently, what little remains is formality. Both companies expect the deal to go through by late May, early June, depending on how the legal part of all of this goes.
Source: PC Gamer
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