The decision-makers at Apple will not be particularly enthusiastic: With a small detour, Fortnite fans with iPhones can again play Fortnite mobile, thanks to Microsoft’s cloud gaming service Xbox Cloud Gaming. This circumvents the Apple ban from Fortnite from the App Store, which has been active for around two years because Apple and Epic Games are arguing in court.
Oh! For about two years, Fortnite fans have not been able to find the Battle Royale game in the app store of their iOS devices. The reason: Apple and Epic Games are in a legal battle. And why that? Because those responsible for Epic gave Fortnite players the chance to buy V-Bucks from the app, not via the app store, but cheaper via the Epic website. The people at Apple didn’t find that funny at all, because then they missed the fees for the not exactly few V-Buck sales – after all, 30 percent of the transaction price ends up with the Apple group.
Long story short: The people from Apple and Epic bickered, Apple threw Fortnite from the Appstore, Epic went to court as a kind of modern Robin Hood. Because the fees that Apple charges are too high in the eyes of many app developers and often have to be passed on to users. Since then, it hasn’t been possible to play Fortnite Mobile on an iOS device… until the recent appearance of Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming service.
Fortnite Mobile for free on Apple and Android
On May 5, 2022, Vice President and Head of Product, Xbox Cloud Gaming, Catherine Gluckstein announced on the official Xbox websiteannounced that you can now play Fortnite for free on Apple, Android and PC devices simply by using Xbox Cloud Gaming. In Germany this is activated.
“Fortnite meets cloud gaming! Xbox’s long-standing goal has been to bring amazing games to gamers everywhere, anytime. As part of that promise, Xbox has partnered with Epic Games to bring the hit battle royale Publish Fortnite in 26 states for free via Xbox Cloud Gaming on all devices with web browser functionality. And you don’t need much for that, just a smartphone or tablet and a Microsoft account. And the only thing the devices need is Internet access, they don’t even have to offer particularly great performance.
How Fortnite works via Xbox Cloud Gaming
“You can then play Fortnite without installation and without additional membership. Just visit Xbox.com/play in the web browser of your preferred device and log in with your Microsoft account to achieve the next victory in Fortnite together with your friends. How you ultimately play Fortnite via Xbox Cloud Gaming is entirely up to you: whether via Native Touch Control or a supported controller – everything is possible.” Cool! Have you tried it yet?
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