Fortnite for Android Will Bypass Google’s Play Store

[Lucian Armasu]

Epic Games announced that the Android version of its popular online shooter "Fortnite" will be distributed directly from the company's website, bypassing Google's Play Store.

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[BryanFRitt]

"That’s where Google could come in to take its cut."
How?

 

[AlistairAB]

The cut comes from the sale of in game items, subject to the same 30 percent take by google.

 

[metathias]

EPIC should kick apple to the curb as well imo. But money talks, And ios users love their guilded cage.

 

[therealduckofdeath]

Metathias, they could always argue antitrust. They would have a point simply by quoting Apple's own financial reports where the phone company boasts of amazing profits from app vending.

 

[alan_rave]

This is the only possibility to reach China's market for Fortnite.

 

[hixbot]

So Apple is rewarded for it's caged IOS ecosystem, and Google is punished for its open Android ecosystem. Seems fair?