But now, Tim says that Fortnite might be off the App Store for as long as five years. Apple claimed that they would allow the game to exist on the App Store if Epic Games played by the same rules as other developers. Epic agreed, and now Apple has reneged in another abuse of its monopoly power over a billion users.Įarlier, Epic Games had resorted to using their own in-app purchase gateway to avoid paying a share of their revenue to Apple which lead to the termination of the Fortnite game from the App Store. You and up to 3 players lead the world’s remaining Heroes in a battle to save the World. Save the World: The Storm came without warning and 98 of the world’s population vanished. Apple spent a year telling the world, the court, and the press they’d “welcome Epic’s return to the App Store if they agree to play by the same rules as everyone else”. Fortnite includes Battle Royale, the completely free 100-player PvP mode. However, even though Epic Games confirmed to them that they were willing to follow all rules just like other apps and games, Apple refused to reinstate their developer account.Īpple lied. He mentions how Apple had claimed that they would be willing to welcome Epic Games back onto the App Store if they complied with their rules. As per Tim’s thread of Tweets, Apple has stuck to indefinitely suspending Fortnite from the App Store.
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