Will Fortnite ever return to Apple iOS? Epic reveals App Store plans Epic Games \/ AppleA new European law is bringing Fortnite back to Apple Devices, but American fans will still have to wait. There\u2019s a lot of confusing legal jargon being thrown around after Epic\u2019s latest legal victory, but the thrust remains the same: Fortnite will return to iOS stores. Sort of. The change greatly impacts European users, who will finally be able to play Fortnite on an iOS device for the first time in years. However, American audiences may still have a wait ahead of them \u2013 assuming it ever returns. Here\u2019s a quick rundown of why Fornite isn\u2019t on the US App Store and how that could change. Why isn\u2019t Fortnite on the US Apple App Store? Fortnite was removed from the iOS App Store in 2020 as part of a massive scandal between Apple and Epic Games. The game, which launched for mobile devices in 2018, was actually removed from both Apple\u2019s App Store and Google Play Store at the same time. Epic had instilled its own in-game store to allow players to purchase V-Bucks in an effort to circumvent commissions both stores instilled on in-app purchases such as micro-transactions. These commissions are nothing new and have been a headache for some time. They\u2019ve seen some subscriptions, such as the recent changes to Twitch, cost more when purchased on an app versus a website in an effort to offset the cost of the fees. Others, like Netflix, simply don\u2019t let you subscribe on a mobile device, directing you to a website instead. After being removed from the App Store, Epic filed suit against Apple and Google, citing the practice stifled competition. Epic actually won the Google lawsuit in December 2023, with Google Play\u2019s billing systems found to be an illegal monopoly. (As of this writing, Fortnite has not returned to the Google Play store, either). However, prior to the Google win, Apple mostly won its lawsuit against Epic. A San Francisco judge ruled that Apple must allow users more ways to pay in the App Store. However, the bulk of Epic\u2019s claims were dismissed. An appeal to the Supreme Court to review the case was also rejected. How will Fortnite come to European iOS devices? A 2023 legal victory in Europe is paving the way for Fortnite to return to iOS devices. The European Union instilled new rules via the Digital Markets Act, which opened up for Epic to bring the game back to iOS devices. The DMA is intended to prevent large online platforms from being \u201cgatekeepers\u201d and ensure such platforms \u201cbehave in a fair way online.\u201d Apple has since announced it would implement changes to its App Store to accommodate these changes beginning in March 2024. The changes will enable sideloading apps (installing an app from an API rather than an app store) and installing alternate app stores. However, Apple will continue to implement a processing fee for developers that use Apple\u2019s in-app payment system, as well as a slew of additional fees. Among these is a Core Technology Fee, which would charge roughly \u20ac0.50 for every annual app install once an app reaches a million annual installs. On Twitter, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney spoke about DMA and how Epic opposes Apple\u2019s continued attempts to dictate the terms of how stores function under the new law. \u201cEpic has always supported the notion of Apple notarization and malware scanning for apps,\u201d Sweeny tweets, \u201cbut we strongly reject Apple\u2019s twisting this process to undermine competition and continue imposing Apple taxes on transactions they\u2019re not involved in.\u201d Fortnite will not return to iOS directly, but rather will be playable on iOS via an Epic Games Store app. As of this writing, more details are forthcoming. Will Fortnite ever return to the US App Store? There\u2019s currently no word on an agreement to bring Fortnite back to the US App Store. The road to getting Fortnite back on iOS has thus far proven to be a tumultuous one. Epic was actually informed they had been blacklisted from iOS in 2021. As of this writing, it is presumed that the blacklist remains in effect; according to Sweeney\u2019s comments in 2021, resolving the blacklist could take upwards of five years. Much like how Epic handles Fortnite on Google Play-supported devices, there are a number of work-arounds to play Fortnite on iOS, including Xbox Cloud Gaming and NVIDIA\u2019s GeForce Now app. You can find detailed instructions in our guide for how to play Fortnite on an iOS device. 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