After Apple explained how it will adjust its App Store usage policy in the EU in response to digital market laws, Epic Games confirmed that it will launch the iOS platform version of the Epic Games Store service on the App Store in the EU, and will use this service to make “Fortress Heroes” available The game is back on the iOS platform.
Prior to this, the “Fortress Heroes” game could not be directly installed and used on the iOS platform due to the lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple. It could only be played indirectly through streaming game services such as Xbox Cloud Gaming or GeForce Now.
However, as Apple adjusts the App Store usage regulations in the European Union, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney stated on his personal “X” page that he will launch the iOS version of the Epic Games Store service in response to the new App Store regulations, and will use Apple’s new regulations to allow users to Use this to purchase games on the Epic Games Store, including “Fortress Heroes” that was previously removed from the shelves by Apple.
However, Epic Games and Tim Sweeney did not disclose the specific launch schedule of the iOS version of the Epic Games Store service. Obviously, the relevant details are still subject to Apple’s regulations. Therefore, Tim Sweeney also did not forget to ridicule Apple in the relevant response that Apple often restricts others by formulating rules. Competitors, while positioning themselves for a better competitive advantage, flaunt free competition.
While adjusting the App Store usage specifications in response to the EU Digital Market Law, Apple has actually made many adjustments to the App Store in global regions, including allowing a single App to use multiple games in streaming mode, and also joining chats. Chatbots, as well as various add-ons, can even integrate in-app paid purchases or subscription functions.
Among them, it also allows more content to be added to the App, such as mini-games, services, or chatbots, and usage modes similar to expansion components. It can also integrate in-App paid purchases and subscription experiences. In follow-up inquiries, Apple also confirmed that it will allow game market services such as Steam to conduct in-app transactions on the iOS platform, which means that game market services such as Epic Games can also conduct in-app transactions on the iOS platform. .
Fortnite will return to iOS in Europe in 2024, distributed by the upcoming @EpicGames Store for iOS. Stay tuned for details as we figure out the regulatory timeline. We’ll continue to argue to the courts and regulators that Apple is breaking the law.
— Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) January 25, 2024
