Epic is one step closer to opening its iOS games store in the European Union.
As part of its 2023 year in review, Epic Games announced Apple has reinstated its developer account, which means it will finally be able to let users download Fortnite on iPhones again.
Epic first announced plans to bring its game store and Fortnite to iOS in January, but it wasn’t clear whether Apple would grant it a developer account.
But even after the trial ended, and neither company emerged a clear winner, Apple still refused to reinstate Epic’s developer account.
The new rules force Apple to open up its iOS ecosystem to third-party app stores in the EU.
“I’ll be the first to acknowledge a good faith move by Apple amidst our cataclysmic antitrust battle, in granting Epic Games Sweden AB a developer account for operating Epic Games Store and Fortnite in Europe under the Digital Markets Act,” Sweeney says in a post on X.
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Epic is one step closer to opening its iOS games store in the European Union.
As part of its 2023 year in review, Epic Games announced Apple has reinstated its developer account, which means it will finally be able to let users download Fortnite on iPhones again.
Epic first announced plans to bring its game store and Fortnite to iOS in January, but it wasn’t clear whether Apple would grant it a developer account.
But even after the trial ended, and neither company emerged a clear winner, Apple still refused to reinstate Epic’s developer account.
The new rules force Apple to open up its iOS ecosystem to third-party app stores in the EU.
“I’ll be the first to acknowledge a good faith move by Apple amidst our cataclysmic antitrust battle, in granting Epic Games Sweden AB a developer account for operating Epic Games Store and Fortnite in Europe under the Digital Markets Act,” Sweeney says in a post on X.
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