On December 31, 2022, the CEO ofEpic Gamesmade a promise that he ultimately couldn't keep. In fact, he announcedthe return to iPhone of the game of all recordsFortnitefor the year 2023.As you can see by going to the App Store, the man unfortunately couldn't keep his word since the game is still not available there.
Next year on iOS!
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic)December 31, 2022
Since August 2020, the gameFortniteis no longer available on the App Store, after Apple decided to ban it. This is because the parent company of the game,Epic Games, categorically refused to pay the 30% commission to Apple on each transaction.
A bitter-tasting announcement that matches the CEO's latest reactions
View from the outside, the announcement ofEpic Gamesappears to be in line with Apple's new guidelines. But by consulting the speeches of the firm and its CEO on this subject, we realize that this is absolutely not the case.
First, by viewing the profile[X]of the CEO, we observe that he reshares a large part of the biggest tweets going againstAppleconcerning this affair, including those of the boss ofSpotify which we relayed here.
Spotify itself faces an untenable situation. With our EU Apple install base in the 100 million range, this new tax on downloads and updates could skyrocket our customer acquisition costs, potentially increasing them tenfold. This as we have to pay on every install or update to…
— Daniel Ek (@eldsjal)January 26, 2024
Secondly, after announcing the return ofFortniteon iOS,Epic Gamesshared on[X]what“will continue to argue to courts and regulators that Apple is breaking the law.”
Tim Sweeneymay have received pressure from its investors, or other stakeholders in this matter to operate on iOS again. Or maybe it's a measured choice on his part. Better to lose 30% than 100% (in theory).
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