Here we are already at episode 5 of the saga which pits the most popular TPS on the planet againstthe richest company in history. A quick reminder for latecomers:
- Fortnite offers its users a payment system that bypasses in-app purchases from the App Store
- Apple blocks the app for exceeding its30% commission via iOS transactions(required)
- Epic Games files a complaint with the Californian court (the decision is expected today) and mobilizes its players with the hashtag#FreeFortnite
- Apple responds with its own arguments
Latest twist to date, therefore: an additional statement added to the prosecution's file. Author…Microsoft.
The game engine in question
Indeed, Kevin Gammill, in charge of the gaming branch at GAFAM, confirms that cutting ties with Epic Games risks having serious consequences for many other publishers. The fault isUnreal Engine, which runs numerous titles on the App Store, and even within the Apple Arcade game library.
For example, Microsoft is developingForza Street, very popular on iPhone and designed with the Epic program. Therefore, if Tim Sweeney's firm no longer has the right to post updates, car racing could well stop...
Furthermore, let's end with another piece of very damning news: before presenting Apple with a fait accompli (a practice to which platforms like WordPress prefer courtesy) Epic would have simply tried to obtain aprivilegeso that his commission is revised downwards. Where thousands of other firms continue to follow the rules to the letter. Butfor how much longer?
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