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Apple blocked the re-release of Fortnite on iOS after losing a court battle with Epic Games.
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Epic Games aims to obtain Fortnite on US iOS devices through legal means.
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Epic Games can now offer discounts to consumers by bypassing the platform store.
In 2020, Epic Games and Apple joined the big kerfuffle on how Apple processes payments. Epic had a problem with this. Because mobile phone companies feel they’re making too much revenue (explained here if you want to read more deeply).
Earlier this month, the court experienced Epic’s favor. This means that Apple cannot force Fortnite to purchase Apple’s payment system. This means Apple loses that 30% reduction.
With this news, Epic is planning to re-releasing Fortnite on US iOS devices this week.
Apple blocks submissions for truly salty epic games and Fortnite
Epic Games originally planned to launch Fortnite on iOS devices, but that hasn’t happened since Apple blocked Epic’s Fortnite submission.
Announced on the official Fortnite Twitter/X account, Epic Games said, “Apple blocked Fortnite submissions and cannot be released to the US app store or the Epic Games Store on iOS in the European Union. Now, Fortnite on iOS will be offline all over the world until Apple unlocks it.”
So far, Apple has not announced the block. There is no news on whether to get Fortnite on iOS devices. Perhaps Epic Games is looking for legal measures to get the game to the platform.
In other Fortnite news, Epic Games, with the consent of the late James Earl Jones’ family, used AI to bring the voice of Darth Vader to Fortnite. Less than a day after this happened, players were able to have AI-powered voice cruse and even drop an F bomb.
Will Fortnite be displayed on US Apple devices soon? If the government intervenes, that could be a real possibility. Let the reader know if that will happen.
The good thing about the epic game is that you can now bypass the platform store? The company is now able to offer sudden discounts on things that benefit consumers.
