Current Events > Apple removes Fortnite from App Store

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EvilutionV316
08/13/20 3:58:09 PM
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https://www.polygon.com/2020/8/13/21366455/fortnite-ios-apple-app-store-gone-removed-v-bucks-change-discount

Kids in shambles right now.

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Were_Wyrm
08/13/20 4:00:08 PM
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Dang now which of the 8769276894078565952 platforms will I play it on?

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littlebro07
08/13/20 4:01:21 PM
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And now Epic has filed a lawsuit against Apple

That was fast as fuck lmao

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thronedfire2
08/13/20 4:02:08 PM
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why? because of kids using their parents credit cards?

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08/13/20 4:02:39 PM
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BlazinBlue88
08/13/20 4:04:47 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
why? because of kids using their parents credit cards?
Epic recently implemented a way to purchase vbucks directly through the game bypassing the Apple Store(and the 30% cut of the purchase that Apple gets). Apple now pissed.

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King Rial
08/13/20 4:05:56 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
why? because of kids using their parents credit cards?
No. Because Epic is circumventing Apple's In-App purchases and cutting them out of the picture.

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Reiss
08/13/20 4:06:47 PM
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apple should know better than to wake the beast
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Smashingpmkns
08/13/20 4:07:11 PM
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I'm not for microtransactions at all but I think it's a little ridiculous that Apple thinks they deserve a cut from any of that shit.
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Veggeta_MAX
08/13/20 4:07:42 PM
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Let them fight.... let them fight.

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CADE FOSTER
08/13/20 4:07:50 PM
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Apple and 30% thats fucked 5-10 maybe but 30% thats robbery
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Butterfiles
08/13/20 4:08:31 PM
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Alpha218
08/13/20 4:08:48 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
I'm not for microtransactions at all but I think it's a little ridiculous that Apple thinks they deserve a cut from any of that shit.
So they are just supposed to let Fortnite sit on their storefront for free? Thats not how it works.

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Rika_Furude
08/13/20 4:09:35 PM
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If they didnt want to pay a 30% fee they shouldnt be selling their anti-consumer shit on ios. Simple as that. Apple is evil but Epic is far worse.

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littlebro07
08/13/20 4:10:31 PM
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I'm honestly surprised so many people play the game on phones. It seems way too fast-paced to play on such a small screen

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ThunderTrain
08/13/20 4:10:49 PM
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Between this and the Xbox fiasco, looks like Apple is finally DONE

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Smashingpmkns
08/13/20 4:11:00 PM
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Alpha218 posted...
Smashingpmkns posted...
I'm not for microtransactions at all but I think it's a little ridiculous that Apple thinks they deserve a cut from any of that shit.
So they are just supposed to let Fortnite sit on their storefront for free? Thats not how it works.

Don't they have to pay to have Fortnite on there as it is? That has nothing to do with the mxt.
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King Rial
08/13/20 4:11:12 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
I'm not for microtransactions at all but I think it's a little ridiculous that Apple thinks they deserve a cut from any of that shit.
If Apple and Google didn't get a cut of In-App purchases they'd have no real incentive to keep these games in their stores and promote them.

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Veggeta_MAX
08/13/20 4:11:56 PM
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Alpha218 posted...
So they are just supposed to let Fortnite sit on their storefront for free? Thats not how it works.
30% for any transaction is a little much though.

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Alpha218
08/13/20 4:15:23 PM
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Veggeta_MAX posted...
30% for any transaction is a little much though.
Yeah. But Apple runs the storefront, so you have to pay their prices if you want to exist there.

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CADE FOSTER
08/13/20 4:16:25 PM
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i wish some one would stand up to fucking apple fucking cancerous company
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Maeiv
08/13/20 4:21:33 PM
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Whoever wins or loses

everyone wins

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R1masher
08/13/20 4:23:11 PM
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Greed vs Greed
round 1 gazillion
FIGHT

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AzurexNightmare
08/13/20 4:27:42 PM
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CADE FOSTER posted...
Apple and 30% thats fucked 5-10 maybe but 30% thats robbery
Pray I don't alter it further.

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Chicken
08/13/20 4:31:01 PM
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If they dont want to pay that 30% then they dont have to be on their store. Simple.

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pogo_rabid
08/13/20 5:33:43 PM
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Apple can get fucked.

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LordFarquad1312
08/13/20 5:35:36 PM
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Epic can get fucked.


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Anime
08/13/20 5:37:21 PM
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LostForest
08/13/20 5:37:42 PM
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Lol at people trying to rationalize Apple taking A THIRD of a game's revenue, just for giving it the privilege to exist on Apple's storefront.

10% even seems steep but fair. 30% though? Fuck Apple.

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pogo_rabid
08/13/20 5:37:55 PM
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| Epic can get fucked.

^ Them too, but apple's store policies are fucked, and the tech giant needs to get taken down a few notches.


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Rikiaz
08/13/20 5:40:27 PM
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littlebro07 posted...
And now Epic has filed a lawsuit against Apple

That was fast as fuck lmao
Thats cause that was Epics plan all along. They baited Apple into the lawsuit because of Apples overly strict policies with no App Store alternative and that they allow Netflix and Amazon Prime Video special permissions

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Zeeak4444
08/13/20 5:44:09 PM
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Not gonna lie I didnt know about the 30% cut.

so when you buy a 20 dollar package youre really buying a 14 dollar package and giving Apple 6 bucks for nothing.

I wonder if microtransactions in Gatcha games would be a bit less if the cut wasnt there.

i mean I doubt it, but Im guessing the pay models are obviously based around losing 30% of whatever price is set.

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Prismsblade
08/13/20 5:47:35 PM
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LostForest posted...
Lol at people trying to rationalize Apple taking A THIRD of a game's revenue, just for giving it the privilege to exist on Apple's storefront.

10% even seems steep but fair. 30% though? Fuck Apple.
Its their store and they can charge whatever they want. If epic has a problem with that they can just use another. Lmao at this entitlement.

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samurai bandit
08/13/20 5:52:31 PM
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Don't worry guys, there's an easy solution. Let Fornite stay and keep Apple's 30% cut, then increase Fornite's microtransaction prices by 50% (even for non apple users). Everyone wins! Except the customers, but who cares about them m i rite?

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BeyondWalls
08/13/20 5:53:38 PM
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N I C E !!!!
Let the revolution begin!

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pogo_rabid
08/13/20 5:59:09 PM
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Rikiaz posted...
Thats cause that was Epics plan all along. They baited Apple into the lawsuit because of Apples overly strict policies with no App Store alternative and that they allow Netflix and Amazon Prime Video special permissions
I wouldn't be suprised to see microsoft/nvidia/ect.. jump on the lawsuit because apple pulled the same shit with them recently.

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Smashingpmkns
08/13/20 6:02:27 PM
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Prismsblade posted...
Its their store and they can charge whatever they want. If epic has a problem with that they can just use another. Lmao at this entitlement.

They literally cant use another store if they want to provide their apps on iPhone.
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Rikiaz
08/13/20 6:05:51 PM
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pogo_rabid posted...
I wouldn't be suprised to see microsoft/nvidia/ect.. jump on the lawsuit because apple pulled the same shit with them recently.
I hope so. And I hope Apple loosens up when it comes to side loading and App Store alternatives. I love my Apple products but theyd be so much better with a bit more freedom.

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s0nicfan
08/13/20 6:06:51 PM
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It's kind of surprising that Microsoft has been taken to court for bundling Internet explorer with Windows but Apple hasn't been taken down for their app store.

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pogo_rabid
08/13/20 6:08:52 PM
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Rikiaz posted...
I hope so. And I hope Apple loosens up when it comes to side loading and App Store alternatives. I love my Apple products but theyd be so much better with a bit more freedom.
Apple makes great hardware, but they're completely fucked with it comes to their software/policies/management decisions.

All they want is their own little kingdom with paypigs shackled to their ecosystem.

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Prismsblade
08/13/20 6:16:29 PM
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Smashingpmkns posted...
They literally cant use another store if they want to provide their apps on iPhone.
Then they can sue to force apple to allow others I suppose but most customers will still flock to the apple store regardless so it changes nothing.

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Rika_Furude
08/13/20 6:16:32 PM
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LostForest posted...
Lol at people trying to rationalize Apple taking A THIRD of a game's revenue, just for giving it the privilege to exist on Apple's storefront.

10% even seems steep but fair. 30% though? Fuck Apple.
This is what Epic wanted when they made their iOS version of the game... access to over 1 billion customers in Apples environment. If they didnt want that, why did they make the iOS version at all?
Im not saying Apple isnt evil jfc, but they are definitely the lesser of the two evils here.

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Smashingpmkns
08/13/20 6:20:46 PM
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Prismsblade posted...
Smashingpmkns posted...
They literally cant use another store if they want to provide their apps on iPhone.
Then they can sue to force apple to allow others I suppose but most customers will still flock to the apple store regardless so it changes nothing.

So then they're doing the right thing by suing them lol it would change a lot if Apple allowed downloadable APKs from anywhere that isnt their app store
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Northlane
08/13/20 6:21:08 PM
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I hope Epic wins the suit

Fuck Apple

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MrPeppers
08/13/20 6:23:37 PM
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I cant wait to see what Jim Sterling will say about this. His head is going to

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Poop2
08/13/20 6:24:24 PM
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this is a just a tactic for getting them to renegotiate that 30% cut
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Machete
08/13/20 6:26:08 PM
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\_()_/

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Gobstoppers12
08/13/20 6:30:53 PM
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I'm rooting for Fortnite, but I'm not happy about it.

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LordFarquad1312
08/13/20 7:32:32 PM
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Google also yeeted them

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