It is funny.
Would be even more funny if Apple would also use twitter.
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Apple Terminates Epic Games' Developer Account
- Thread starter Shard Shinjuku
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It is funny.
Would be even more funny if Apple would also use twitter.
I do wonder which is more important to the teens. Kids love Fortnite, but they also love iPhones. 80%+ of teens in the US are using iPhones
No one can redownload Fortnite on iOS from their app purchase history even if they had downloaded it before. But if you still have it installed on your device it might still work in some aspects? I'm kind of unclear on this. I know you can't access the new Battle Pass content just released yesterday but I don't know if you can still play at all while all this is going on, because they did not deliver their recent update on iOS. I would assume they don't let outdated clients connect to the servers but that might not be the case.
Fortnite isn't on Play Store too. Yes, it can be installed via side-loading and the Galaxy Store but Epic themselves gave in to Google demands as the Android Fortnite revenue and player engagement was way below iOS. What i'm trying to say is that the lack of the game on the Play Store means lack of marketing push to Android phone sales. Outside of Samsung of course, even tough they didn't made anything towards that.
It's also not on the play store, sure you can side load it, but I have to imagine that's not a significant number
"We don't like getting 70% of each transaction. We're taking 100% now."
"How about 0%?"
"Wait? What? You don't need us?"
"Bye."
It was removed from the Google Play store but it's pretty trivial to get it through other means. You can sideload the Epic Games launcher on Android and download it from there. Or if you have a Samsung phone, it's in Samsung's app store still.
Epic probably expected this in some more (how could you not?), but yikes that is some egg on their face.
Along with a Xbox 360 with Scott Pilgrim and PS4 with P.T.
I know people in here want the stupid drama, but here is the "damages":
Everything else by Epic amounts to way less than 40k/month in terms of consumer spending, and even less when considering actual profits. So refrain from making dumb reaction comments like this means anything, or that Apple is somehow striking back at Epic. Stop fueling the pointless drama...
Everything else by Epic amounts to way less than 40k/month in terms of consumer spending, and even less when considering actual profits. So refrain from making dumb reaction comments like this means anything, or that Apple is somehow striking back at Epic. Stop fueling the pointless drama...
Time for PUBG-corp to swoop in fast and hard.
Epic had to realise this would happen, it doesn't matter how much people go "Apple is bad as well", Epic had a contract they signed and suddenly went "I don't have to abide by this, I'm untouchable"
Apple went "lol Nope"
and UE being supported is fine, but Epic's direct link to the mobile market is now severely handicapped from their own fault.
Epic had to realise this would happen, it doesn't matter how much people go "Apple is bad as well", Epic had a contract they signed and suddenly went "I don't have to abide by this, I'm untouchable"
Apple went "lol Nope"
and UE being supported is fine, but Epic's direct link to the mobile market is now severely handicapped from their own fault.
I forgot Spyjinx existed until this exact momentI know people in here want the stupid drama, but here is the "damages":
Everything else by Epic amounts to way less than 40k/month in terms of consumer spending, and even less when considering actual profits. So refrain from making dumb reaction comments like this means anything, or that Apple is somehow striking back at Epic. Stop fueling the pointless drama...
It's hilarious that they'd chose to play chicken with Apple... I mean Epic is big... but not Apple big.
They can reinstate I guess? Never heard this happen but if they can't reinstate then even if they're allowed to create a new account in future I think they can't tie it to the same app IDs, so fortnite players would have to redownload a completely different app.
Damn Infinity Blade just got the Flappy Bird treatment. I'm really glad I decided to download the trilogy when this news first came out.
The last report I remember about Fortnite's success on IOS was it bringing in nearly $2m a day for Epic. Losing that sort of cash flow is a hard pill to swallow. I wonder how Tencent feels.
He's playing a game of Chicken with Apple. Except Apple is a 200-car freight train and Epic is a Ford Fusion.
Epic took a swing at the one company it shouldn't have. Like the bully going up to the athlete that hit puberty early and slapping him. That clap back.
I know people in here want the stupid drama, but here is the "damages":
Everything else by Epic amounts to way less than 40k/month in terms of consumer spending, and even less when considering actual profits. So refrain from making dumb reaction comments like this means anything, or that Apple is somehow striking back at Epic. Stop fueling the pointless drama...
Don't you get it? Epic got epic owned dude! That show them for daring to compete with steam...I mean for being greedy!
/s
According to a statement released by Apple, apparently the whole time since this dispute has been going on, Epic has continued to submit updates to Fortnite to the App Store, all of which had the same things in it that they got banned for.
I genuinely don't know what the hell they are thinking. Did everyone just forget that there was a time that the Facebook app was delisted from the App Store when they broke a rule? Apple is a fucking behemoth. There is no fight they are not willing to have. Why did Epic think they were going to be the ones to finally fell the giant?
I genuinely don't know what the hell they are thinking. Did everyone just forget that there was a time that the Facebook app was delisted from the App Store when they broke a rule? Apple is a fucking behemoth. There is no fight they are not willing to have. Why did Epic think they were going to be the ones to finally fell the giant?