However, some games might be exclusive to only one store.Įpic’s app store could operate like its PC game one, offering developers that use it a larger cut of revenue than other outlets.

Think of it like Steam and the Epic Games store on PC, rather than having to download a game from just one store, players are free to use either. If Epic wins it hopes to be able to launch its own version of the App Store on iPhones. There is a chance that the final verdicts of each Apple vs Epic Games case will maintain the current situation, Fortnite can’t be played directly on Apple devices but other Unreal Engine made games are okay to stay. There’s a lot at stake based on each trial’s outcome. This violation could not only keep Fortnite off iPhone devices if the court upholds Apple’s decision, but could see any game made using the Unreal Engine (the popular Epic Games owned game engine) also removed. The Fortnite developer would like to launch a rival app store on Apple gadgets and open up the opportunity for other non-App Store routes onto the iPhone.Īpple on the other hand is arguing that its platform is fair and that Epic violated agreements it had with Apple by updating Fortnite without permission to circumvent sharing a cut of V-Bucks earnings with them.

Epic is arguing that these policies are restrictive and going further to argue that Apple’s walled garden iPhone platform has led to an effective monopoly. The whole #FreeFortnite campaign began due to a protest against the App Store’s 30% cut of purchases made through it. The exact wording of each side's arguments is slightly different depending on local laws for the different regions, but the crux of the Apple vs Epic Games debates is largely the same.Įpic Games has been fairly vocal with its dislike for Apple’s current App Store policies.

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