Epic CEO Sweeney's cryptic tweet predicts Fortnite's return to the iPhone this year - PhoneArena

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Apple iPhone users utilized to instal the fashionable Fortnite crippled connected their iOS-powered handsets from the App Store until developer Epic Games wanted to connection players the accidental to prevention immoderate wealth connected the acquisition of in-game currency. So it offered Fortnite players the enactment to acquisition in-app items from its ain app storefront which means that they would debar having to wage the 15% to 30% "tax" connected in-app purchases Apple charges for utilizing its in-app outgo platform.

But aye, there's the rub. Apple doesn't let developers to usage different in-app outgo platforms to beryllium utilized with the App Store. So erstwhile the Fortnite app gave players an enactment to wage via the App Store for 1,000 V-bucks priced astatine $9.99, oregon wage $7.99 for the aforesaid acquisition utilizing Epic's nonstop outgo level (a 20% discount), alarm bells rang astatine Apple headquarters.

Apple kicked Fortnite and Epic retired of the App Store.

A suit resulted successful a mixed determination by the justice and

Apple appealed the ruling. We present await the results of the entreaty and determination is speech of this lawsuit going each the mode to the U.S. Supreme Court. But successful the meantime,

Apple is being forced to let sideloading successful the EU acknowledgment to the Digital Markets Act (DMA). That means that successful Europe, iPhone users volition beryllium capable to instal apps connected their iPhones that are sourced from third-party app stores. As a result, iPhone users volition beryllium allowed to instal Fortnite connected their handsets.

Epic CEO Tim Sweeney says that Fortnite volition instrumentality to iOS successful 2023

This imaginable workaround didn't flight Epic CEO

Tim Sweeney (via

Cult of Mac) who disseminated a tweet connected New Year's Eve that said, "Next twelvemonth connected iOS!" Apple astir apt isn't going to springiness successful and reinstate Fortnite's App Store listing. Sweeney surely knows this and is referring to the beardown anticipation that iPhone users volition beryllium capable to sideload the crippled to instal it connected iPhone models.

This enactment giving Fortnite users the enactment to debar Apple's in-app processing level is what got Fortnite kicked retired of the App Store

At first, we wondered whether Apple mightiness cave to Epic considering it mightiness not person an accidental to artifact the sideloading of Fortnite successful Europe. And Apple could accidental that since it is acrophobic with its customers installing infected apps done sideloading, it volition let Fortnite to instrumentality to the App Store. But does that really dependable similar Apple to you? Or is it much apt that Apple volition proceed to support its presumption and anticipation that it wins the appeal? The second surely sounds much similar thing that Apple would do.

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