Slasher explains possible outcome of Fortnite and Apple lawsuit YouTube: Fox BusinessFollowing the surprising news that Epic Games are suing Apple and Google after the companies removed Fortnite from their respective app stores, Rod \u2018Slasher\u2019 Breslau made an appearance on Fox Business to break down the situation and reveal that he believes Epic will force major changes on the technological giants with their lawsuit. On August 13, Epic Games unveiled a new option to purchase their in-game Fortnite currency, V-Bucks, directly through the app, bypassing Apple and Google\u2019s app store. This meant that the two companies wouldn\u2019t receive a cut of up to 30% from the transactions. Many quickly suggested that this move would be a violation of both company\u2019s terms of service, and it wasn\u2019t long before the game was removed from app stores on both iOS and Android devices. The developers quickly hit back with a campaign mimicking Apple\u2019s legendary \u20181984\u2019 advert, calling on the company to \u2018#FreeFortnite,\u2019 before submitting lawsuits against both of the trillion-dollar companies. Unsurprisingly, this issue is rumbling on, with Apple set to terminate Epic Games\u2019 developer accounts on iOS and Mac, which could end up affecting any developers who use Unreal Engine. With the eyes of the world watching this situation unfold, Breslau appeared on Fox Business to break down the suit, and revealed he believes that Epic could force major changes on Apple in his conversation with host Ashley Webster. When asked what the endgame was for Epic, Breslau explained: \u201cThis is a personal thing [for Tim Sweeney]. He\u2019s been a huge advocate against Apple\u2019s mobile app store, and now he\u2019s mobilizing his company and the biggest game they have in Fortnite to try and make things fair for what he says is all developers around the world. \u201cFortnite as a game is one of the first to have crossplay between consoles along with phones, so his way of looking at technology and the internet is to have open platforms. Apple is notoriously one of the most closed platforms in the world, you can\u2019t create another App Store on the platform like Google and Android, which is why Tim isn\u2019t going as hard at them as they are at Apple.\u201d Webster raised the idea that Apple and Google own and maintain the stores, so their argument will likely be that they can then charge whatever they like. \u201cI will say Epic have gotten some very high profile lawyers,\u201d responded Slasher. \u201cThey wouldn\u2019t have jumped on this case if they didn\u2019t think they had a real shot at taking down Apple and Google. They want to try and change the way Apple looks at the entire ecosystem, and let developers create their own store if they want to.\u201d Breslau then mentioned the congressional anti-trust hearing from July about situations like Apple\u2019s app store, stating that Epic Games have been able to push the conversation forward much further than congress ever could, before stating: \u201cI actually think Epic has a real shot at making a big change in Apple\u2019s app store, and Google\u2019s as well.\u201d i went on Fox Business tv to breakdown Epic Games ongoing Fortnite war vs Apple and Google pic.twitter.com\/xr3ZlI3JRw \u2014 Rod Breslau (@Slasher) August 17, 2020 Players who already have Fortnite installed on their iOS and Android devices can continue to play the game for the foreseeable future, but will no longer receive any updates now that the game has been removed from the app store. When a resolution will be found in this lawsuit remains to be seen, but one thing is for sure: no matter the outcome, it will have major implications on the landscape of mobile gaming and technology as a whole for years to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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