Fortnite is finally coming back to Apple devices next week, but there's a catch...
✖ Fortnite has been completely inaccessible on iOS devices since August 2020, following a dispute between Apple and Epic Games over charges on in-app purchases. The chances of the game ever returning to the App Store look pretty slim, but there seems to be a new hope for Fortnite fans: Nvidia's GeForce NOW. According to Nvidia's blog, a closed beta for Fortnite on iOS devices will begin next week, which will be accessed through the Safari App.
While the idea of Fortnite being accessible on iOS through GeForce NOW might seem surprising, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has been laying the groundwork for this move for nearly two years. In March 2020, Sweeney released a number of Tweets endorsing GeForce NOW, and begging other developers to do the same. In that same Tweet thread, Sweeney even referred to the"iOS and Google Play payment monopolies," sowing the seeds for conflicts with those companies just a few months later.