Even lapsed players, who haven’t updated the game recently, can launch it to install new updates.īut it seems players may not be able to update the game in the near future, according to some legal paperwork from Epic: Players who previously downloaded Fortnite using their Apple IDs can also pull the game from the App Store by going to purchases and navigating to the “Not on this iPhone” menu. Users that have the game downloaded on their devices can still launch and play the game. Though Fortnite is no longer downloadable through the App Store, it’s still playable. This changes allowed developer Epic Games take the full cut of the profit, when previously, Apple took 30 percent. Gizmodo reached out to Apple for comment on the matter and we’ll update this story if they provide an official statement.Apple removed Fortnite from its App Store on Thursday after Epic implemented a new way to purchase V-Bucks - Fortnite’s real-money currency - bypassing Apple’s own payment system. According to Sweeney, that could take as long as five years. TL DR - Don’t expect Fortnite to return to the iOS App Store, or any part of the Apple ecosystem, anytime soon, or at least not until the entire legal process has been completed. In his email to Schiller, Sweeney also said: “Whether Epic chooses to bring Fortnite back to iOS consumers depends on whether and where Apple updates its guidelines to provide for a level playing field between Apple In-App Purchase and other methods of payment.” That line, as well as the Apple legal team’s mention of “duplicitous conduct in the past,” is perhaps an indication that the company is wary of Epic’s tendency for showmanship should it let Fortnite back into the App Store. To be fair, at no point in the court’s injunction did it say that Apple had to reinstate the Fortnite app. That didn’t end out well for Epic, as the court found Apple’s decision to nix the account was “valid, lawful, and enforceable.”
Last year, it asked the court to put Fortnite back in the App Store while its legal battles with Apple were ongoing.
This also isn’t the first time Epic has tried to get Fortnite reinstated. Clearly, there’s no love lost between the two companies.
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