Epic Games’ tantrum with Fortnite and the 30% commission that Apple charged them for in-app purchases remains unresolved. There was no agreement between the two companies and the only certainty is that there are millions of players who cannot play on apple devices. Short-term solution? Well, it seems not, but it may be that Epic and its users have a lifeline to hold on to: Nvidia’s GeForce Now.
If you can’t be in the App Store, go to the cloud
The dispute between Apple and Epic Games over the 30% commission issue remains unresolved. The two companies maintain their position and it seems that neither will give their arm to twist. Apple because it would set a precedent and Epic because it would lose credibility after mounting that show with an adaptation of Apple’s popular 1984 ad included.
However, of the two it is Epic Games who really loses the most. Apple sells an average of 70 to 80 million iPhones each year. That added to the total number of iPhones that are already on the market plus all the iPads that have also been sold, results in a significant number of potential customers that Epic does not reach and, therefore, neither the option to monetize them.
Of course, if we look from the user’s point of view, what really matters to us, then things change. Because it is true that it is a bummer that if Fortnite was your daily distraction after work, not being able to play it on your iPhone or iPad does not please. But before betting on an Android phone or tablet, you have to know that there is still a save them that you can grab onto.
If GeForce Now manages to enter the App Store through a web application that allows access to the service, in the same way that Amazon’s Luna does, the truth is that you could play Fortnite again on your device with iOS or iPadOS. Because remember that downloading Fortnite if you bought it is not worth the change of season.
Logically, it would be playing through the Nvidia servers, which also implies the need to have a good internet connection. Although in one way or another you needed it, because Fortnite is a game to play online with other users and not a proposal with story modes, etc.
Therefore, in some promotional images of Nvidia where they promote their streaming game service you can see how Fortnite appears. So maybe at some point we have an official announcement or some kind of statement. Of course, the first thing is that GeForce Now comes to Apple’s mobile products.
Will Apple put some kind of inconvenience to Fortnite via GeForce Now?
One question that some users are asking is whether Apple will put some kind of inconvenience to this possibility of seeing Fortnite again on iOS and iPadOS devices. The answer is that no, it should not put any kind of impediment.
If GeForce Now complies with Apple’s rules and, again, like Amazon’s Luna, offers access to its service through a web browser or via Safari, there is nothing to reproach it for . Not even the fact that Epic Games charges without going through Apple’s secure gateway.
So stay calm. If you are one of those who are waiting for the return of Fortnite to the iPhone or iPad and do not mind doing it via the cloud, the only thing you have to worry about is whether or not it will compensate you to pay for the GeForce Now premium option.
