This week the trial has begun at Epic and Apple, a trial where Epic has nothing to lose and everything to gain, quite the opposite of Apple. Since Epic Games introduced a payment platform that skipped the App Store and both Apple and Google removed their application from the platform, Fortnite users on iOS have been forced to look for other alternatives to continue playing.
One of them is NVIDIA's streaming gaming platform, GeForce NOW, a platform that left the beta phase last November and that is available through a PWA on iOS, like Stadia and Microsoft's xCloud, which allows them not to have to go through the App Store filter and offer all their content without having to download an application for each game as Apple wants.
However, even though Fortnite is available through GeForce NOW, only available for computers, since at the moment the version for touch screens is not adapted, a version that according to iMore, will be available from October. In this way, all iOS users will be able to play Fortnite again on Apple devices.
Versions of all games available through GeForce NOW They are PC versions hence the company has had to work on adding a support for touch screens that is taking a while and that will also allow users to play on Windows computers that integrate a touch screen.
If you're wondering why Fortnite isn't available on Microsoft's xCloud or Google Stadia, the reasons are the same as the Apple Store: Epic doesn't want to share the revenue generated from in-app purchases. Epic reached an agreement with NVIDIA for all revenue generated through GeForce NOW go directly to Epic.
