From The Verge: Fortnite is finally back on iOS, just over four years after Apple booted it from the iOS App Store — but it’s only available in the EU. The game is launching today on both a new iPhone version of the Epic Games Store and through AltStore PAL, another third-party app store. The Epic Games Store is also launching today for Android users worldwide.
The launch follows years of litigation between Epic and Apple, as well as regulatory changes ushered in by the EU’s Digital Markets Act, which forced Apple to allow alternate app stores. Epic plans to eventually bring its games to Aptoide’s iOS store in the EU and the ONE Store on Android and says in a blog post that “we look forward to bringing our games to other stores around the world.”
“We’re really excited and grateful for the European DMA law,” Epic Games founder and CEO Tim Sweeney said in a briefing with reporters. “Fortnite is finally returning to iOS in Europe.”
There is a catch: after scanning the QR code from Epic’s website, a popup appears saying “to install the Epic Games Store on your iPhone, update to iOS 17.6 or later.” This conflicts with Epic’s own FAQ that says the Games Store can be installed on “iPhones running iOS 17.4 or later.”
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