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February 1, 2019 Phoenix Labs has issued a follow-up statement regarding Dauntless’ upcoming move to the Epic store.

Dauntless is abandoning its launcher, and all player accounts will need to be migrated to the Epic Games store. While the original client will still be available for a while, a full migration will take place later this year, after which you’ll need to have an Epic Games account if you want to keep playing.

The news came in an announcement made last night, in which developer Phoenix Labs said that Epic’s provision of full cross-play across PC and all major consoles (as well as mobile) for Fortnite matches the developer’s own vision for Dauntless – that “no matter where you were in the world or which platform you were playing on, you would be able to play with your friends.”

Since then, however, Phoenix Labs has issued a statement “to clear up a few misconceptions that seem to be permeating the public discussion about the move.” The announcement previously stated that “leading up to launch, we will be converting all Dauntless accounts into Epic Games accounts,” but the developer says that “account linking will be an opt-in process,” and that no-one will have their account linked without their participation.

The developer also made clear that it will not be sharing any personal information with Epic leading up to the move, and stated that it will communicate the message shared in the original announcement more clearly in future.

The move is designed to coincide with the game’s console launch, which is scheduled for April 2019, but as yet there’s no word on exactly when the migration process will begin. Once all accounts have been migrated, the existing Dauntless patcher will be retired, meaning you probably won’t be able to reliably play or progress after the move.

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The move coincides with another high-profile coup for the Epic Games store, as Deep Silver announced that Metro Exodus won’t release on Steam, in favour of the newer platform. Both Epic and Metro’s developers have received negative feedback in the wake of that announcement, as even Valve suggested that the move was “unfair for Steam customers.” Airline fantasy rock.

Dauntless’ move is arguably less impactful as no other third-party platform is affected, but given the game’s success last year, it’s another important arrow in Epic’s quiver.

Updated: is launching its co-op action role-playing game “” on consoles later this year and moving the title to the, but players will get to migrate their accounts sooner, the studio announced on Wednesday.Although Phoenix Labs didn’t give an exact date for the account migrations, it said players can soon manage their “Dauntless” accounts through the Epic Games Store patcher and secure their account names there. It’s an opt-in process, which means no one will have their accounts linked without their permission. The studio also said it’s not sharing personal information with Epic Games. “People who opt-in will use an email and password to login, and whether that’s the email they use for ‘Dauntless’ or not it won’t affect the linking process,” a spokesperson told Variety via email.This migration is part of the studio’s plans to turn “Dauntless” into a unified, cross-play experience across PC, Xbox One, and PlayStation 4 in April. It will also integrate mobile and Nintendo Switch later this year. For now, players should continue logging in and playing via the existing “Dauntless” patcher, Phoenix Labs said. But, that patcher will be retired in the coming months as the title moves to the Epic Games Store.

Player progress will carry over as well, so people can seamlessly continue their adventures regardless of platform.Phoenix Labs also launched the Dauntless Hunt Pass Season Two this week alongside a Valentine’s Day-themed event. The new season offers two reward tracks — a free one and a 1,000 platinum Elite one. Both have 50 levels and reward players with Ace chips, notes, exclusive transmogs, and more. Advancing through those levels is now easier thanks to an increase in experience when breaking Behemoth parts. Season Two has been extended to nearly 45 days total, the developer said, which should give players plenty of time to hit the level cap.