Epic itself points visitors to its website, where they can either download Fortnite through the Epic Games app or via the Samsung Galaxy Store on Samsung devices. You can still install Fortnite on Android, however. It has no problem with those other stores existing nor with Epic distributing its game on them, the spokesperson said.
However, we welcome the opportunity to continue our discussions with Epic and bring Fortnite back to Google Play.Ī Google spokesperson emphasized to The Verge that Android is an open ecosystem that allows multiple stores and that Google Play’s policies need to apply equally to all developers. While Fortnite remains available on Android, we can no longer make it available on Play because it violates our policies. For game developers who choose to use the Play Store, we have consistent policies that are fair to developers and keep the store safe for users. The open Android ecosystem lets developers distribute apps through multiple app stores. It’s quite clear-cut: “Developers offering products within a game downloaded on Google Play or providing access to game content must use Google Play In-app Billing as the method of payment.” Google’s system takes a 30 percent cut, just as Apple’s does.Įpic’s update earlier today ran afoul of that rule, and while Google took longer to make a decision to ban Fortnite over it than Apple, both companies reached the same conclusion. Although the Play Store’s rules are somewhat more lax than Apple’s when it comes to in-app purchases, Google does draw the line at games. As with Apple, Google requires that games use the Google Play system for in-app purchases. What followed was a wild ride: Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Store, then Epic sued Apple, and finally there was an in-game video parodying Apple’s own 1984 commercial, positioning Apple itself as the monopolist. Earlier today, Epic Games snuck in an update for both the iPhone and Android versions of the game that allowed users to pay Epic directly for in-app purchases instead of using the officially sanctioned system for both platforms. Following its removal from the Apple App Store, Fortnite has also been kicked off of the Google Play Store for Android.
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