Fortnite Loading Screen
In the last few hours, a confrontation is taking place that may not be going unnoticed by many. It is about the battle between Apple and Epic Games, the creators of Fortnite, which has already been settled with the first casu alty. And it is that Apple has removed the popular game from the App Store
This move by Apple is striking because Fortnite is one of the most popular games in the App Store and one of the ones that generates the most income.But despite being a striking move, it is not surprising and is the answer to a move by Epic Games
Fortnite has already taken its removal from the App Store to court
And, this afternoon, Epic Games and therefore Fortnite has introduced a direct payment method. This means that players who purchase premium resources in the game would not make the payment through the App Store but through the Epic Games method itself
This means a direct discount for users of a 20%. But this direct discount on users is due to the fact that, by not making use of the payment platform of the App Store, Apple does not affect the famous 30% or 15% commission.
One of the Fortnite maps
And this is where the problem lies, since the rules of the App Store are very clear.If an app or game wants to offer premium services through the app itself, it must do so through the App Store payment method, which involves paying the commission. If you do not want to earn this commission, you have to offer the services from outside the App Store, as they already do Spotify or Netflix
This is, therefore, the main reason why Apple has removed Fortnite, for breaking the rules of the App Store We'll see how it all ends but, for now, Fortnite seems to have taken the case to the monopoly courts What do you think of this situation?
