The favored recreation Fortnite was banned from the App Retailer in 2020 after violating a few of Apple’s pointers, which require third-party apps to promote in-app objects utilizing the App Retailer’s personal system. Regardless of the ban, those that have the sport put in can nonetheless play it, however doing so will now turn into much more sophisticated. That’s as a result of Epic Video games detailed this week that some options of this outdated model will now not work.
iOS model of Fortnite to turn into much more restricted
On Twitter (through The Verge), Epic Video games mentioned that Fortnite gamers utilizing model 13.40 of the sport will now not be capable to spend their V-Bucks. For these unfamiliar, V-Bucks are Fortnite cash that gamers can use to purchase new in-game objects. And Fortnite model 13.40 was the most recent to be obtainable on the App Retailer and Google Play for iOS, macOS, and Android.
So in different phrases, those that nonetheless have Fortnite put in on an iPhone, iPad, Mac, or Android gadget via Google Play (because the recreation was additionally banned there) will now not be capable to use their digital cash. One other restriction that may even be in impact as of January 30 is the requirement that gamers of this model of Fortnite be over the age of 18.
The corporate behind the sport explains that this older model of Fortnite additionally runs an outdated model of Epic On-line Providers, which manages Fornite’s parental controls and buying insurance policies. However since Fortnite has been banned from the App Retailer and Google Play and may now not be up to date, it’s changing into troublesome to take care of assist for this model.
After all, at this level, there most likely aren’t many individuals taking part in Fortnite with the Apple App Retailer and Google Play variations. Despite the fact that the sport nonetheless works, it has by no means been up to date with new content material, and gamers can solely discover different gamers who even have that very same outdated model of Fortnite.
Epic CEO teases Fortnite coming again to iPhone and iPad
Epic Video games CEO Tim Sweeney teased final yr that Fortnite will return to iOS in 2023. We will’t make certain how precisely Epic Video games will attempt to convey Fortnite again to iOS, particularly contemplating that the sport continues to be banned from the App Retailer.
Nonetheless, rumors counsel that Apple has been on the point of enable third-party app shops on iOS in a transfer to keep away from additional accusations of anti-competitive practices. So whereas Sweeney has mentioned that Fortnite will return to iOS this yr, we will’t be too certain about that but. Till that occurs, you possibly can play Fortnite on iOS utilizing recreation streaming platforms like GeForce NOW from Nvidia and Xbox Cloud Gaming.
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