Why did Apple ban Fortnite? Epic Games vs Apple App Store controversy explained

Epic Games has evidently conquered battle royale game market with Fortnite, which attracts millions of players from all over world in ranging platforms like PC, consoles and mobile. As of w, Epic Games and Apple have gotten into a public battle after latter banned former's game from its App Store platform.

Apple has stated that Fortnite/Epic Games have bypassed guidelines set by its App Store. Read below to kw brewing controversy which has w garnered mainstream traction.

Also read: Fortnite banned from Apple and Google over violation of important policies

Why did Apple ban Fortnite?

It all started when Fortnite introduced permanently 20 per cent cheaper V-Bucks on ir game. V-Bucks are main-game currency used in Fortnite. Though discounted prices for V-Bucks reflected upon Fortnite in PC and consoles version, mobile players did t witness change. Thus, Epic Games addressed m to use Fortnite's independent payment method, which didn't sit well with Apple, who usually charges 30% per transaction done through App Store. 

Also read: Epic Games Vs Apple: Why is Fortnite developer company mocking Apple's '1984'?

Apple n banned Fortnite from its portal altoger and issues a statement writing that Epid violated App Store's guidelines. independent payment method introduced by Fortnite was t reviewed or approved by Apple, and company believes it was done with intent of violating App Store guidelines. Epic has w launched a campaign and sued Apple claiming that y are trying to build a mopoly in software marketplace. 

Also read: 'Fortnite' maker Epic Games sues Apple for removal of game from App Store

Epic Games recently released a  video that was a parody of Apple's infamous '1984' video and issued a te at end of it writing - 'Epic Games has defied App Store mopoly. In retaliation, Apple is blocking Fortnite from a billion devices. Join fight to stop 2020 from becoming '1984'. Besides this, Epic has also sued Apple with a 65-p long complaint which is public data for interested people to access. In complaint, Epic has stated that Apple's reach exceeds furr than any techlogical mopoly in history. Check out excerpts of complaint below - 

Apple has become what it once railed against: behemoth seeking to control markets, block competition, and stifle invation. Apple is bigger, more powerful, more entrenched, and more pernicious than mopolists of yesteryear. At a market cap of nearly $2 trillion, Apple’s size and reach far exceeds that of any techlogy mopolist in history.

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