Attention parents: Kids won't be able to play Fortnite on an iPhone or iPad anymore - Macworld

Fortnite mightiness not beryllium successful the App Store anymore, but that doesn’t mean kids aren’t inactive playing it. As agelong arsenic it was downloaded earlier Apple removed it successful August 2020, the game has been capable to beryllium played but nary longer receives updates.

Now Epic is doing thing astir it. The crippled shaper has announced that connected January 30, the v13.40 mentation of Fortnite connected iOS volition go inaccessible to players nether 18. That’s due to the fact that the mentation doesn’t usage the existent mentation of Epic Online Services, which includes parental controls, purchasing defaults, and parental verification features. Epic says restricting the app is its “only option” since Apple won’t fto them taxable a due update.

The institution is besides disabling the quality to walk V-Bucks. Apple banned Fortnite from the App Store aft the institution acceptable up an alternate outgo enactment for V-Bucks. Apple doesn’t let immoderate third-party outgo systems for in-app purchases oregon links to extracurricular stores wrong games.

On December 31, Epic CEO Tim Sweeney sent a cryptic tweet declaring “Next twelvemonth connected iOS!” with nary explanation, which could beryllium a notation to the rumors that Apple volition beryllium opening iOS 17 to third-party app stores. 

The 2 companies are presently progressive successful a suit implicit Apple’s 30-percent interest and “anti-competitive” App Store terms. Epic mislaid the archetypal circular but appealed.

Author: Michael Simon, Executive Editor