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==Incidents==
==Incidents==
===Removal of Linux and MacOS versions of Rocket League (''2020'')===
===Removal of Linux and MacOS versions of Rocket League (''2020'')===
On 23 January 2020, Epic and its subsidiary {{Wplink|Psyonix}} announced that while ''[[Rocket League]]'' players had purchased the game with full support for Linux and MacOS, this support was being withdrawn and the game would be offline only for these operating systems, and players were directed to play the game on Windows instead.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Ending Support for MacOS and Linux |url=https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux |website=Epic Games |date=23 Jan 2020 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251004104111/https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux |archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Rocket League Support for macOS and Linux (SteamOS) |url=https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314 |website=Epic Games |date= |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250819213407/https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314 |archive-date=19 Aug 2025}}</ref> Many speculated that the change was in relation to Psyonix's acquisition by Epic Games several months earlier. At the time of acquisition Epic stated that players "''will still be able to play Rocket League on Steam with all of the content they've previously purchased.''"{{CitationNeeded}}
On 23 January 2020, Epic and its subsidiary {{Wplink|Psyonix}} announced that while ''[[Rocket League]]'' players had purchased the game with full support for Linux and MacOS, this support was being withdrawn and the game would be offline only for these operating systems, and players were directed to play the game on Windows instead.<ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Ending Support for MacOS and Linux |url=https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux |website=Epic Games |date=23 Jan 2020 |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20251004104111/https://www.rocketleague.com/en/news/ending-support-for-mac-and-linux |archive-date=4 Oct 2025}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |author= |title=Rocket League Support for macOS and Linux (SteamOS) |url=https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314 |website=Epic Games |date= |access-date=25 Feb 2026 |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250819213407/https://www.epicgames.com/help/en-US/c-Category_RocketLeague/c-RocketLeague_TechnicalSupport/rocket-league-support-for-macos-and-linux-steamos-a000084314 |archive-date=19 Aug 2025}}</ref> Many speculated that the change was in relation to Psyonix's acquisition by Epic Games several months earlier. According to [[wikipedia:Variety (magazine)|Variety]]: <blockquote>After the transition, Epic said it will continue to support the Steam version for all existing purchasers. Epic clarified to Variety that means continued patches, DLC and all other content that hits the PC version of the game through the Epic Game Store will also appear on Steam for those who already own the game.</blockquote><ref>{{Cite web |title=Epic Games to Acquire ‘Rocket League’ Developer Psyonix, Game Shifts to Epic Game Store |date=1 May 2019 |url=https://variety.com/2019/gaming/news/epic-games-to-acquire-psyonix-1203202663/ |url-status=live |website=variety.com |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/zCYe0 |archive-date=25 Jun 2026}}</ref>


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