A few hours ago, Bethesda announced the release date for RAGE 2. However, and similarly to Fallout 76, it appears that this game will also be exclusive to the Bethesda launcher and will not be coming to other digital stores like Steam.
The game can be currently pre-ordered exclusively on the Bethesda launcher and when you click the pre-order button on its official website, it only links you to the Bethesda launcher. Bethesda has not officially confirmed anything yet but since there isn’t any Steam store page for RAGE 2, I think we can safely assume that it will not be coming to it.
Back in August, Bethesda claimed that not all of its titles will be exclusive to the Bethesda launcher, however that it appears that this won’t be the case with RAGE 2. Bethesda did not state back then that RAGE 2 would be coming to Steam either so technically, and while this is a bit disappointing, the publisher has not lied to its PC customers.
We also know that RAGE 2 won’t support mods at launch, something that may change though in the future (doubtful but hey, you never know).
RAGE 2 is currently planned for a May 14th release!
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Does it matter? Malwarenchers–egghh,..launchers are one hell of a scam too.
Far Cry: New Dawn looks better anyway.
Not really
For me it does.
Man, we all see the same thing no ?? Rage 2 looks better from what we saw in trailers, that’s a fact, from both technical and art direction
worse weapons, environment enemies etc etc
No Steam, no sale.
yeap same here…
CPY save us
Either that or skip.
Gonna have to agree. If games were 100% DRM-free we wouldn’t have this issue and could just go to the publishers’/studios’ websites and purchase and download from there without installing extra glorified spyware on our machines.
Launchers are only there for DRM checks, for file scanning (looking at you Origins), and to force us onto one “App Store.” They don’t benefit the consumer in any way, only publishers.
> Launchers are only there for DRM checks, for file scanning (looking at you Origins), and to force us onto one “App Store.”
Not really. I mean, there’s a measure of truth to those claims, but they’re not the main reason the whole “leave Steam” shenanigans started.
Basically, all those who leftare leaving Steam are not doing it because of Gabe’s policies or some notion of competition.
They leave, because what they want is a pen of loyal sheep (I’m sorry for those who are genuine fans of Bethesda, but there’s no other way to describe this) who would get fed with 60$ crAAAp games (or more, because publishers or devs might say their work is worth more than usual) without any kind of refunds, sales, giveaways and regards for economic situation(so 60+$ in UK and USA are 60+$ in the so-called third world countries, no exceptions).
Well I guess I wont be playing this one. Bethesda has already lost my trust.
I tried to warn you all in the past. Stop complaining about DRM… exclusive games to those launchers are far worse.
No one listened!!
BYE, I will not download another launcher
You downloaded one already? Fool me once… 😀
1 ?? I have steam, blizzard app, uplay, origin, I think thats enough for me
You little cat you!
No Steam no Buy.
Good riddance to RAGE2.
I won’t be playing Rage 2 then…
Glad I got out of gaming when I did. The industry is losing its mind.
You’re too late, I left the building 7 years ago, lol, my last full-price purchase, except The Witcher 3, the first and Cyberpunk 2077 be the last exception.
Maximizing profits, by any means necessary.
yes, that’s called running a business. I’d love to see a business that you run. “I have no idea why we arent able to pay employees nor rent nor any other bills, we did the smart thing by not caring about making as much profit as possible, what did we do wrong?”
You got out of gaming, yet you are reading and posting about gaming. Sounds like someone is full o’crap.
Beyond interesting title to me. You basically combine Bulletstorm + Borderlands mechanics, slap some race activities to deliver little less expanded universe. More I care about Dying Light 2 material, that there has some feel, to top it off, DL was a breakthrough; who feels the same?
id argue its more like doom and wolfenstein than rage, you dont do skill shots, you turn own berserk mode and blow up everyone’s limbs, just because ragdoll corpses are flying to the sky, that doesnt make it like bulletstorm, just cause 2 was like that too.
i dont want to play it anymore…
Bethesda launcher exclusive ?? LMAO! No buy for sure.
People are going to RAGE over this.
Good one.
So they going for it huh? Unsuccessful games, no mode mods, always online, Bethesda launcher only.
Boy this doesnt look good.
Well seems like Bethesda and Supergiant Games don’t want my money, the Supergiant move I understand, but come on Bethesda, I have all your games on Steam, not gonna change now.
Don’t really care about the dumpster fire that is Fallout 76, but I do feel kinda bummed since I did like the first Rage, which I own on Steam.
I guess with all these platforms and streaming services going solo only the costumers and their wallets lose.
well i have not torrented a game in about 5 years now i guess i will give this one a go even though i have the money to buy it thanks Bethesda https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/3689ed52473f0fbb2dc8d48787ce7eb3cc7c0a44851b76dca3fa58072dfbc1df.jpg
So you’re a thief, don’t complain if someone breaks into your home and steals your stuff..
Stealing physical things versus copying data (you dont steal data when you bootleg a game, because the data is duplicated) – not even close, at all. That’s like saying, “you just jaywalked, don’t complain if someone kills you” since jaywalking and murder are both crimes… Nothing to do with one another? Same with comparing duplicating data to stealing, nothing to do with one another.
No, you don’t have the rights to the “data” until you pay for the software license. Copying the data without paying for that right is stealing.
Well stealing is not my occupation but I do it for the good of every one once in a while it’s very rare though
well there are always sheeps like you that likes to herded
Aww, baby boy so mad that somebody likes a dev studio and doesn’t care about launchers and where the game is released.
Cry more, special Lil’ unqiue snowflake.
You sound so salty little man did your abusive father piss in your cereal this morning ?
damn.. PC gaming in the lowest shiat.. now we all just need PSN. that’s it. kill it more please.
exactly
What a great way to entirely kill any and all hope for the PC version selling decently Bethesda, amazing job!.
Then they can brag that console sales keep them up and not modders
No steam no buy
Just don’t buy it, people. If they don’t make enough money, they’ll release it everywhere. MS released Quantum Break on Steam, too, after it tanked on PC.
Man, Bethesda’s going down the tubes. I’ve heard their new CEO is why they’re churning out cash grabs and implementing loot boxes every chance they get now. They’re turning into EA-lite.
another game that il never buy.
I was not going to buy it anyway. Steam or no Steam.
exclusive to the Bethesda launcher – well fcuk you Bethesda
this means no refunds 😀
Since Bethesda known for releasing buggy product,I wonder if this Bethesda launcher is full of bugs and they depends on modder to fix it…
Np, this thing will be a usual broken Bethesda mess, and won’t be properly playable for 2 – 3 years anyways. Pick it up for $5 in 2022 or so.
Swing and a miss. Remember when Bethesda was like “Fallout 76 is but not all of our games will be exclusive to the launcher.”
Delicious lies.
I was going to buy this. But now I won’t.
Although there’s the possibility it comes to Steam anyway like Fallout Shelter and ESO both did.
They can keep it, it will be broken mess like Fallout 76. They know very well why not sell it on steam and face bad reviews and refunds. Todd you are pathetic.