Epic Games is on a roll right now. Not only they were able to distribute the latest season of "Fortnite", it has achieved a long-held ambition by bringing the Epic Games Store to mobile devices. The app marketplace is now available on iOS in the European Union (after the bloc required Apple to allow third-party app stores on iPhone and iPad) and on Android worldwide. As a result, that means "Fortnite" is once again available on iOS in the EU without having to rely on cloud gaming services.
It can be recalled that, back in 2020, Epic tried to bypass the cut Apple and Google take from in-app purchases by telling "Fortnite" players on iOS and Android they could save money by buying the in-game V-Bucks currency directly from the publisher.
Apple and Google removed "Fortnite" from their stores, making the game unplayable on their platforms as Epic was no longer able to update it to maintain parity with the console and PC versions. Epic swiftly sued both companies, kicking off legal battles that are still rumbling on today.
However, the EU kicked open the door for "Fortnite" to make a return to iOS in the bloc with the Digital Markets Act coming into force this year. (As Android's a more open platform, Epic can make its store and "Fortnite" available worldwide there.)
Epic said in early 2024 that it would bring its games store and Fortnite to iOS in the EU this year. After yet more cattiness from Epic when Apple twice rejected the app marketplace, the latter eventually approved an iOS version of the Epic Games Store in July.
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