Fortnite: iOS Users Won’t Experience the Latest Season

The Epic Games vs Apple saga continues as new developments come to light every day. Epic’s decision to sue Apple may be justified but has resulted in some collateral damage. Case in point: Fortnite experience for iOS users. It was one of the most downloaded games on the App Store, across all Apple devices. But this ban has severely affected the iOS user base, as they can no longer download the game. Android users can still download the game directly from the Epic Games website.

The Chapter 2 Season 4 of Fortnite is finally out across all platforms, except iOS. This is one of the reasons Epic is unhappy with Apple’s ecosystem. It exerts complete control over the app market, whereas it is a little more open with Google.

Things haven’t been the same since the game was banned. Apple won’t let Epic update the game or even push any information regarding the new Battle Pass. The ban from the App Store meant a blanket ban.

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Fortnite iOS users suffer after its ban from the App Store

In an interview with ‘TheFortniteGuy’, lawyer Dan Pulse mentioned an interesting figure.

“There have been 133.2 million downloads of Fortnite on Apple and $1.2 billion are already spent.”

Any game with 100m+ downloads is exceptional. It is a revenue loss for Apple too, considering they got 30% of the $1.2 billion. Even Epic knew that there would be repercussions, but the damage dealt here goes beyond the ban of Fortnite from the App Store.

At this point, Epic is absolutely powerless and cannot help the existing iOS Fortnite users get the latest gameplay experience. The game on the device already feels dead considering there are no new daily challenges, no new skins, and no new game modes.

Both Apple and Epic are at a loss here. But both the companies are standing their ground because it is not about revenue anymore but rather about making a statement. Apple firmly believes in its policies and is ready to give up on the revenue. And Epic stands its ground because it believes it’s necessary for the greater good, even though it is affecting a huge chunk of the player base.

For now, iOS users have no option but to play the seemingly outdated version of the game. It may seem a bit unfair, but collateral damage is the harsh reality of any conflict. For now, they can only switch to a different platform to experience the new season. Unfortunately, iOS users will face this hardship as long as Epic and Apple don’t reach an agreement.