Tired of paying 30% tax on all ingame purchases via the App Store, Fortnite took action to override the commissions owed. It offered to go directly to the Epic Games Store for all purchases, giving users a discount and exempting the company from all taxes.
An action that wasn't well received by Apple, which then banned the battle royale on iOS. A legal battle ensued, between comms and provocations, but for now, there are only losers. Fortnite is no longer available on iOS, and Apple lost a considerable amount of money.
While the court battle is expected to take many years to decide who is responsible, users seemed resigned to not being able to play Fortnite on their smartphones for a long time.
That's when the Nvidia Cloud Gaming service came to give hope to fans.
While the license does prohibit the use of third-party software via the App Store to download applications, nothing prohibits a cloud service from running under Safari. According to the BBC, Apple wouldn't be able to prohibit or benefit from any in-game purchases in this way.
The service, already present on Mac, Windows, Android and Chromebook, should make its appearance on iOS this winter. Users will theoretically be able to play Fortnite through Cloud Gaming. On the other hand, since playing the battle royale requires a high level of responsiveness, an online system should pose some latency problems.
If there is a chance to see Epic Games' flagship game in the store again soon, there is no guarantee of an optimal gaming experience, nor an umpteenth counterattack from Apple. To be continued.
Original content by Maxime "Biaggi" Ricoveri.
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