![]() ![]() However, in the same decree, Rogers stated that Apple does not need to reinstate Fortnite on mobile devices. As reported by The Verge, Judge Rogers has decreed that terminating support for Unreal Engine would be too severe and would cause needless distress and disruption for innocent bystanders. Luckily for developers everywhere, it looks like Apple won't be able to follow through on that threat. Related: Microsoft Supports Epic Games' Fortnite Lawsuit Against Competitor Apple In a further act of retaliation, Apple also threatened to cut Epic's developer accounts from iOS, which would jeopardize Epic's popular game creation platform Unreal Engine, making it unavailable for any independent developers who would use it to make titles on iOS. The events following this discount have played out just like Sweeney predicted: Apple pulled Fortnite from the App Store immediately, and Epic responded with swift legal action. As laid out in a recently unveiled email sent from CEO Tim Sweeney to Apple's CEO Tim Cook, Epic was prepared to take legal action well before it reduced the price of in-game Fortnite currency to undercut Apple's share of the profits. This is the latest development in an ongoing war between the two companies that could change the face of digital content distribution forever by potentially establishing that Apple has a monopoly on the iOS platform.Įpic Games has had its entire campaign against Apple planned from the start. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has prevented Apple from terminating Epic Games' access to development tools on iOS, but will not require the tech giant to bring Fortnite back to the App Store.
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