![]() ![]() It doesn’t need Google Play for that, given that players can get Fortnite on PC through its own Epic Games Launcher. ![]() ![]() In an email, Sweeney said that Epic had two motivations: first, the game maker’s after a more direct relationship with customers. ![]() It’s not: Apple’s ecosystem is fully locked down, meaning Epic has no choice but to use the iTunes App Store, same as with the console platforms. Besides ditching the Play Store, Sweeney said that Epic would do the same thing for the iOS release of Fortnite, if it were possible. On Friday, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney confirmed the rumor about its Play Store exit to The Verge. …and evidently not being able to do the same to Apple, with its identical 30% App Store cut, given that Apple, unlike Google, doesn’t allow iOS users to download apps that aren’t first approved by its internal review processes and distributed through its proprietary marketplace. Well, Google, that’s what you get for having an open platform that makes it easy to install apps on Android phones: Epic Games has tucked its Fortnite game under its arm and leaped out of the Google Play walled garden, saying “Basta!” to that 30% “store tax” on all sales. ![]()
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