Rocket League players on Linux or Mac are in for a rude awakening soon. Developer Psyonix has announced that the sports/racer will be dropping support for the two operating systems in its next update. Citing a push for “adapting to use new technologies,” the studio will be moving the game solely to Windows as it continues to develop and support the title. Surprisingly, even SteamOS support is getting dropped.
What this means is that players using those operating systems will lose the ability to play online. A ton of other features are getting the ax, too. These include tournaments, private matches, Rocket Pass content, leaderboards, in-game events and friends lists, Steam workshop support, and training packs. What will remain is the ability to play local matches, split-screen play, your garage and unlocked items, any saved replays, and all previously downloaded workshop maps.
Rocket League’s next update is scheduled for a March release, so there’s still some time to play natively on your OS of choice. When the update comes, though, you will have a few methods of playing without having to resort to buying a new PC. Buying Rocket League on Steam includes copies of the game on PC, Mac, and Linux, so you can dual-boot your computer and continue playing.
As Psyonix notes on its support site, players can utilize Boot Camp on Mac or Proton for Linux. Boot Camp lets Mac users install a copy of Windows while Proton is an included part of Steam on Linux that grants accessibility to Windows-only games. Both methods are not officially supported, but they aren’t too hard to setup. You may encounter some issues, but you won’t need to make the change immediately.
It is very curious why Psyonix would make the decision to end support for these operating systems. There likely isn’t a massive fan-base on Linux or Mac, but reducing the potential pool of players is only a bad thing in the long run. Requiring players to jump through weird hoops just because of “new technologies” isn’t a great reason, either.
With the console versions supporting cross-play, it’s maybe not the worst problem around. You could just grab a Switch and continue your Rocket League journey from literally anywhere.
Source: Psyonix Support
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