Possibly due to expired licenses
Jack Joyce has run out of time, or steam, both work! Remedy’s time-bendingQuantum Break- part superpowered shooter, part live-action TV show - has been delisted on Steam and The Microsoft Store. The game’sSteam pageis still up, but it’s no longer available for purchase on PC or Xbox consoles. Publisher Microsoft had already confirmed the game would be “temporarily”removed from Game Pass(for console, it was never on the PC version) due to licensing issues, although there was no word on a removal from storefronts.
Earlier this week, Xbox’s head of marketing Aaron Greenbergsaid“Don’t worry Quantum Break will be coming back to Game Pass.” He explained that “It is being temporarily removed due to some licenses that expired that were in the process of being renewed. Will let you know as soon as it is back.”
The inevitable flow of time affects all things - trees stretch to the sky only to be chainsawed down, stars fold inward and collapse, and much like a human life cycle, licences end and kill games - sometimes temporarily. We’ve reached out to Remedy for clarification, but a safe assumption to make is that the same licensing issues affecting the Game Pass release also affected Quantum Break’s listing on storefronts. Potentially music licenses.
I liked it and so didRPS’ review, if you’d like to read more about the blockbuster. Just ignore the “Quantum Break is out now on Steam” part - some things age badly.
