After inadvertently booted from Apple’s App Store in 2020, Epic Games’ Fortnite Finally returned.
Note, however – it will only appear on iPhones and iPads for the discoveries made within the US, at least for now.
the return of Fortnite The end of the approximately five-year ban due to the implementation of the direct payment system of the Epic Games, which ignored the in-app purchase fee of Apple, an act that violated the app store rules of the tech veteran.
In A message posted on x On Tuesday, Tim Sweeny, founder and CEO of Epic Games said: “Thanks to all those who supported the attempt to open the mobile competition and from the beginning #Freefortnite.”
Sweeni said: “And thanks to all those who initially biased with Apple, later came around the winning side, the app developer rights and consumer rights.”
Epic Games are battling in courts to get back the popular title at the app store. This led to a major victory at the end of the previous month when an American court forced Apple to allow Apple to include the external payment link without charging commissions on those transactions.
Recently presented after the epic Games Fortnite To include the US App Store, Apple has finally approved it, although not before some additional legal issues and delays last week.
If you find Fortnite On the app store outside the US, however, it will not still be visible because Apple continues to fight in other areas. But in the European Union, for example, the game is accessible through alternative platforms such as Epic Games Store and Altstore.
Fortnite Following the recent court verdict, it was allowed to return to the US App Store that Apple violated the previous prohibition by banning the competition in 2021 and restricting alternative payment methods in its app store. The judge ordered Apple to follow the earlier order, forcing it to allow it to allow FortniteTo refund and allow external payment links in apps.
Judge Yavon Gonzalez Rogers made many scary comments about Apple in his judgment last month, Criticize tech beamoth To deliberately reduce its 2021 prohibitory orders, Apple has aiming to maintain a revenue stream of billions in violation of the prohibition of this court. “
She even went to refer to an apple executive for federal prosecutors for a criminal contempt check in his conduct in the case.
Fortnite The saga was essentially a historical battle on digital marketplace power, which highlights the conflict between app developers and platform owners, such as Apple in Apple in Apple of Control, competition, and the right to offer alternative payment options outside the walls.
