It enables subscribers to stream their personal library of games to mobile phones, laptops and other devices. The GeForce Now is a gaming service that runs in the mobile web browser Safari instead of being a standalone app. The process is not as easy as simply opening the “Fortnite” app, but those who want to enjoy the game on their devices could look into the process of how it is done. While the service has not been announced for iOS yet, the publication says an announcement is imminent sometime before the holidays. The fiasco had players assuming that they would not be able to play the battle royale title in the future, but a new report claims that there might be a way to play the hit game on iOS devices with the arrival of Nvidia GeForce Now.īBC reports that “Fortnite” would run through the upcoming cloud gaming service from Nvidia called GeForce Now.
A new report claims that there is a way that "Fortnite" players could enjoy the game on their iOS devices soonĪ “Fortnite” update that allowed players to purchase in-game currency at a lower rate if they bought directly from Epic Games pushed Apple to remove the game from the App Store and caused the ongoing lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple.Since then, "Fortnite" players could now download updates on the game app.Apple blocked "Fortnite" on the App Store in August.and two antitrust investigations in Europe. Next month, Microsoft will officially launch Xbox Game Pass and Project xCloud streaming on Android-as for iOS, Microsoft says Apple is the only mobile platform holder to "deny consumers from cloud gaming." This all comes while Apple is also feeling the pressure of an App Store antitrust case in the U.S.
This dust-up comes mere days after a heated exchange of statements between Apple and Microsoft. At the time of writing, Fortnite is still available on Android.
It appears that Epic expected Apple to remove Fortnite from the store today and was prepared to file suit.
The result is that consumers and developers alike have choices, competition is thriving, prices drop, and innovation is enhanced.Īpple's decision to remove Fortnite from iOS comes in the wake of Epic updating the game on both iOS and Android to include a cheaper in-app purchasing option to circumvent the platform holders' respective fees.
App developers are free to use Apple’s payment processing services, the payment processing services of third parties, or the developers’ own payment processing service users are offered their choice of different payment processing options (e.g., PayPal, Amazon, and Apple). Indeed, on Macs, Epic distributes Fortnite through its own storefront, which competes with other third-party storefronts available to Mac users.
This position, which Epic CEO Tim Sweeney has also echoed in complaints about Google's 30% fee for Android app purchases, is framed here in a manner similar to how Epic has positioned the Epic Games Store relative to Valve's Steam with respect to platform fees on PC and Mac.Īlthough Epic does not go on say it hopes to release the Games Store for iOS, it does indeed mention its own PC/Mac storefront a short while later in an attempt to further cast Apple's mobile strategy as anti-competitive: But for Apple's illegal restraints, Epic would provide a competing app store on iOS devices, which would allow iOS users to download apps in an innovative, curated store and would provide users the choice to use Epic's or another third-party's in-app payment processing tool.Įpic goes on to say that because it has to distribute Fortnite on iOS exclusively through the App Store and use Apple's payment services, it "is forced, like so many other developers," to charge more for in-app purchases to cover Apple's 30% fee. Epic-and Fortnite’s users-are directly harmed by Apple's anticompetitive conduct.