In 2020, Fortnite developer Epic Games was involved in a controversy, including a lawsuit, with Apple, which left it out of the Apple Store and ultimately away from iPhones. As the company reports on its website, that could be about to change in Europe, thanks to the Epic Games Store and other alternative stores as ways to get its games into the hands of more people.

After not being able to play Fortnite on iPhones for several years, Epic Games has found a way to return. The game will be available in the European Union via AltStore. Also, Fortnite and other Epic Games titles are coming to the Epic Games Store on Android and iOS devices in the European Union.

Fortnite returns to iOS and challenges app stores

Epic Games continues to fight for developers to have more freedom and choose where they sell their games. The company believes that app stores should compete with each other to offer better prices and conditions to developers.

He explained it this way in his statement:

Fortnite is coming back to iOS in the European Union soon, and the Epic Games Store is coming to Android worldwide and iOS in the European Union, with great terms for all developers: 12% store fees for payments processed by us and 0% payments for third parties.

The battle between Epic Games and big tech companies like Apple and Google continues, with Epic Games looking for new ways to reach players and provide them with better options.

…We will end our distribution partnerships with mobile stores that serve as rent collectors without competing fairly and serving all developers fairly, even if those stores offer us an exclusive on our own games.

But it’s not all good news. Epic Games has decided to remove its games from the Samsung app store (Samsung Galaxy Store) Because Samsung decided to block a feature that allowed users to install apps from other stores. Epic Games believes that Samsung’s decision is unfair and anti-competitive.

A new opportunity for Fortnite

With the release of the iOS 17.4 update, some historic news has arrived for the iPhone operating system software. Apple has opened the door for Fortnite to return to Europe by introducing support for third-party stores, new default web browsing apps, cloud streaming game apps, and emulators for the iPhone.

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