Every iPhone user must be glad to hear that the metaverse and battle royale game Fortnite is coming back to Apple’s App Store, their marketplace for applications. The game is making a return after being away for a good three and a half years. As of now, the United States is the biggest market in terms of user count.
Users Are Happy With The Decision
News website Mashable first reported the news that Fortnite wrote on their X (formerly Twitter) post that “Remember Fortnite on iOS? How bout we bring that back.” The post has garnered 3.6 Million views at the time of writing. Everyone on X appeared happy given that positive sentiment appeared developing there.
A user named DuckyTheGamer said “I CANT BELIEVE IT. WE HAVE WAITED 3.5 YEARS FOR THIS MOMENT. THANK YOU.”
Another user called T5G wrote that “I never thought this day would come.”
However, the happiness is contained to the players in Europe as the post clearly mentions that “Later this year Fortnite will return in Europe on iOS through the
EpicGames Store.” One user dubbed Good Gamers appeared optimistic about the game being available on mobile “everywhere.”
This became possible attributing it to the Digital Markets Act (DMA) in Europe. The company even gave a shout-out to the DMA for making this possible. Furthermore, this will allow the users to download the game from alternative marketplaces. In short, Epic Games does not have to play by the rules iPhone bearer laid in the past.
Epic Games v. Apple began in 2020 considering Apple’s practices in the market that were creating a monopoly. Founder and CEO of Epic Games, Tim Sweeney, has questioned the revenue cut of 30 percent usually taken by marketplaces including Steam and Play Store.
Fortnite creators were involved in a lawsuit against Google for a similar case. Just a month ago, the technology news website The Verge reported that it has won the case. Epic does not sue Google for damages but puts the fact forward that they might easily have made Millions or even Billions of dollars had Google allowed them to access other marketplaces.
“We plan to challenge the verdict. Android and Google Play provide more choice and openness than any other major mobile platform. The trial made clear that we compete fiercely with Apple and its App Store, as well as app stores on Android devices and gaming consoles,” said Wilson White, Google VP, Government Affairs & Public Policy. “We will continue to defend the Android business model and remain deeply committed to our users, partners, and the broader Android ecosystem.”
