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Apple reinstated Epic Games’ Fortnite to the U.S. App Store, ending a five-year restriction for the first-person shooter.
Fortnite's return to the iOS App Store is imminent. This follows a US court ruling that mandates Apple must allow developers to
Epic Games' wildly popular multiplayer shooter game "Fortnite" is available again on Apple's app store in the U.S.
The problem is that Apple is specifically not allowed to “prohibit” the use of external payment links. It can reject apps, or ban developer accounts, at its own discretion. But if it rejects an app or bans a dev for no reason other than its use of such links, does that amount to a de facto prohibition? Again, that’s debatable.
Not only has Fortnite not returned to U.S. iPhones in the App Store, it’s now suspended from those European iPhones which had it.
Apple initially removed Fortnite from the App Store in 2020 after Epic Games tried to skirt commissions on in-app purchases.