

The system is still going to require the user to grant permission prior to running any APK. This would apply to items such as the Fortnite APK as will as any malicious APK downloaded unknowingly by the user. When an APK is downloaded the system then asks the user if they would like to allow the APK to open. I think one of the items that almost makes this point about side-loading apps a little bit like the "Fake News" is that almost every phone that is able to run the Fortnite App is already on Android Oreo which as we all know allows which does not require a user to allow side-loaded apps. Fortnite Birthday Cake Locations: How to Solve the Season 5 Challenge.13 Coolest Builds from Fortnite's Playground Mode.Fortnite Rocket Launch: What It Means for the Game.Sadly, Sony has yet to give crossplay capabilities to PS4 owners. It could be argued that Epic is doing this on Android only because it can.įortnite - the most popular game on Earth right now - has only grown in popularity since it launched on iOS this past April and the Switch in June. Like Apple, Microsoft and Nintendo don't let players download games from anywhere other than their official game stores. Sweeney argues that a profit-sharing process (i.e., Microsoft or Nintendo's cut of Fortnite in-game purchases) is OK on consoles "where there’s enormous investment in hardware, often sold below cost, and marketing campaigns in broad partnership with publishers."īut he says that Google's 30 percent cut is "disproportionate to the cost of the services these stores perform, such as payment processing, download bandwidth, and customer service."

The 30 percent store tax is a high cost in a world where game developers' 70 percent must cover all the cost of developing, operating and supporting their games." The other reason, Sweeney admitted, is Epic's bottom line: "We're motivated by economic efficiency. Unlike Google, Apple provides no sideloading option, and Epic would have to ask users to jailbreak their iPhones, which is much harder than it used to be. But, of course, you can't do this with the iOS app store. In other words, Epic wants to sell Fortnite's in-game purchases directly to you, without having to go through Google (or Steam). now that physical storefronts and middlemen distributors are no longer required." The first is to "have a direct relationship with our customers on all platforms. In the interview, Sweeney outlined what he said were two reasons for Epic's decision, even though they're really the same reason.
