Those of us who are Fortnite players remember the year 2020 as the time when the game disappeared from the App Store. This is where the battle between Apple and Fortnite began. Four years later, this case is so important that even the European Union had to legislate on it. Following this, came the App Store Release and the ability to install apps and stores beyond the Apple method.
One of the most anticipated stores and apps is Fortnite, and with over 40 million players worldwideit’s still incredible that its version is not published in the App Store today. Of course, that’s about to change.
Epic Games announces that it has already sent the game to Apple for authorization
Fortnite will be coming to iPhones and iPads in the European Union very soon. The company has been working for months to develop its alternative app store for Apple devices and adapting the game to them. Finally, they have already finished it and sent everything necessary to Apple for approval. Although the Epic Games Store and Fortnite are not available on the App Store, a Apple approval processThis is part of the EU’s required openness plan and aims to prevent the installation of malware.
In Apple’s labs, they are already analyzing both the Epic Games app store and the games that will be present there, including the highly anticipated Fortnite. Once approved, testing phases on the devices will beginand finally, its launch. This was communicated by Epic Games’ own account on the social network X, where they always make these types of announcements.
With this publication, Epic Games wants to become a major reference in video games, including more titles outside of its own thanks to its lower commissions. Epic Games only has a 12% commissionwhile the App Store increases this commission to 30%, which was the trigger for the removal of Fortnite on iPhone.
The precise dates are not known exactly, but as stated in X’s message, they will be published in a period of about two months. So there is a high probability that in September we could enjoy Fortnite on iPhone. In fact, knowing Epic Games, it would not be surprising if they made the announcement on the same day as the presentation of the iPhone 16 or if they made it coincide with its release date.
Finally, it should be remembered that this will involve available only for users in the European Unionwhile the rest of the world will have to continue playing via the web browser, as is currently the case, being able to use Xbox Cloud or GeForce NOW.
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