{"id":358118,"date":"2025-10-24T07:02:50","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:02:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/dont-expect-fortnite-on-apple-devices-for-years\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T07:02:50","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T07:02:50","slug":"dont-expect-fortnite-on-apple-devices-for-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/dont-expect-fortnite-on-apple-devices-for-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t Expect Fortnite On Apple Devices For Years"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Following a judge\u2019s decision early last week and a notable injunction<\/a>, we have an update on the legal feud<\/a> between Epic Games and Apple from Epic\u2019s top executive, Tim Sweeney. In a Twitter thread today, Sweeney discussed the ongoing fraught relationship between the two companies, revealing that Apple will not be restoring Fortnite to the App Store for the foreseeable future. His thread began with the claim that \u201cApple lied.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a process that could take years, Apple will \u201cnot reinstate Epic\u2019s developer program account at this time\u201d and \u201cwill not consider any requests for reinstatement until the district court\u2019s judgment becomes final and nonappealable.\u201d This news comes after Epic Games filed for an appeal<\/a> of the decision made in the\u00a0lawsuit. Appeals of this kind can take years to finalize, so until the final verdict is rendered, don\u2019t expect to be able to download Fortnite or any Epic product on an Apple device.<\/p>\n

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Late last night, Apple informed Epic that Fortnite will be blacklisted from the Apple ecosystem until the exhaustion of all court appeals, which could be as long as a 5-year process. pic.twitter.com\/QCD7wogJef<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) September 22, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sweeney\u2019s claim of Apple\u2019s dishonesty stems from the results of the initial verdict in Epic\u2019s lawsuit. In a tweet, Epic\u2019s founder and CEO spoke about how he feels slighted, saying, \u201cApple spent a year telling the world, the court, and the press they\u2019d \u2018welcome Epic\u2019s return to the App Store if they agree to play by the same rules as everyone else\u2019. Epic agreed, and now Apple has reneged in another abuse of its monopoly power over a billion users.\u201d For context, Epic had enabled payment platforms outside of the iOS ecosystem in Fortnite, resulting in a lawsuit between the two companies over whether Apple was breaching anti-trust laws and monopolizing the gaming market.<\/p>\n

Epic\u2019s CEO posted a letter from himself to Apple Fellow Phil Schiller saying Epic has paid Apple millions of dollars due to the result of the legal battle, but also \u201cdisabled Epic payments server-side.\u201d Apple was ordered in an injunction to allow for outside payment services to be used in apps, and was supposed to go into effect on December 9, though this is also wrapped up in Epic\u2019s appeal.<\/p>\n

With more court battles scheduled between these two, it\u2019s not shocking that Apple has decided to hold off on allowing Epic to bring apps like Fortnite back to iOS devices. All we know for now is nothing will change for now regarding Epic games on Apple devices. You\u2019ll have to get your Fortnite time in on any of the many other platforms where the popular battle royale game is playable.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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Following a judge\u2019s decision early last week and a notable injunction, we have an update on the legal feud between Epic Games and Apple from Epic\u2019s top executive, Tim Sweeney. In a Twitter thread today, Sweeney discussed the ongoing fraught relationship between the two companies, revealing that Apple will not be restoring Fortnite to the App Store for the foreseeable future. His thread began with the claim that \u201cApple lied.\u201d In a process that could take years, Apple will \u201cnot reinstate Epic\u2019s developer program account at this time\u201d and \u201cwill not consider any requests for reinstatement until the district court\u2019s judgment becomes final and nonappealable.\u201d This news comes after Epic Games filed for an appeal of the decision made in the\u00a0lawsuit. Appeals of this kind…<\/p>\n

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