After the EU decision Designate Apple’s iPadOS as another digital “gatekeeper”Under its Digital Markets Act (DMA) regulation, Fortnite creator Epic Games confirmed that it will be bringing its popular battle royale game to iPad later this year. The company previously announced that Fortnite would return to iPhones in the EU as a result of the DMA, which forces Apple to compete with alternative app stores like Epic’s Game Store.
one in post on x On Monday, Epic Games praised the EU’s decision around the iPad and said it is moving “full steam ahead” to bring Fortnite to the Epic Games Store in the EU “soon” and the iPad later this year. Is.
The rivalry between Epic and Apple has been ongoing for years, with Epic suing the tech giant over alleged anti-competitive conduct over its App Store and commission structure. Although Apple pretty much won that caseSince the court ruled that the tech giant is not a monopoly, it must allow developers to direct their customers to other ways to pay from inside their apps – a point for Epic that had a wide impact on the developer community. .
Later, when Apple revealed its plans to comply with the EU’s DMA, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney criticized Apple’s new rules. Form of “malicious compliance” They were “full of garbage charges” and vowed to fight them. Apple responded by terminating Epic Games’ developer account, blaming the game maker A “threat” to the iOS ecosystem., Shortly after the EU was launched Investigation of Apple’s decision To terminate Epic’s account, Apple restore again it.
Judging by Apple’s responses so far, it still remains to be seen whether Epic Games will be able to bring Fortnite to the iPhone and iPad as planned. However, it signals Epic’s intention to compete with Apple through its own game store on Apple’s top platforms.
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