Fortnite vs epic games

 The drama started when the company that owns the videogame Fortnite, Epic Games, threw the Silicon Valley equivalent of a fiery trash can at Apple's HQ: It added a direct payments feature to its app. 

Fortnite’s next season arrives tomorrow, but if you’re on iOS or macOS, you won’t be able to play it, Epic announced today. And we’re learning that’s not all: players on iPhone, iPad, and Mac will also lose cross-play Fortnite multiplayer with non-Apple platforms, Epic confirms to The Verge. That means players on Apple platforms will be stuck on the current version of Fortnite, and they’ll only be able to play with one another.

Essentially, the legal fight with Apple will, in short order, split Fortnite into two. On PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC, and Android, Fortnite players will have access to all of the new content that’s set to arrive with the potentially Marvel-themed new season. Most new Fortnite seasons pack in significant changes, including updates to the map, new cosmetics, and new in-game rewards as part of the game’s battle pass subscription. If you’re a Marvel fan, it could be a particularly interesting one.

On Apple devices, though, players will miss out on all of that new content. The game will basically be in stasis.

Fortnite is renowned for its big in-game events, and players on Apple devices might miss out on future ones.

That's a declaration of war. All products sold in Apple’s App Store are required to use the store’s in-app purchase system, which takes up to a 30% bite out of every purchase. Developers have criticized that system for years, arguing it disadvantages anyone who’s trying to get a non-Apple app off the ground. 

Apple returned fire by kicking Fortnite off the App Store—which Epic had anticipated and came prepared with a 1984-themed PR campaign parodying Apple's iconic commercial. Epic capped off the day by suing Apple. 

• Hours later, Google got in on the action, removing Fortnite from the Google Play Store for the same reason as Apple. 

Zoom out: With Fortnite among the top-grossing games on iOS, Epic is one of the few players with the firepower to take on the App Store. And it’s drawing attention to Apple's payments policy before CEO Tim Cook’s burns have finished healing from last month’s antitrust grilling.

Is fortnite on Apple?

Fortnite supports: iPhone 6S/6S Plus and newer; iPad Pro 1st gen and newer; iPad Air 2 and newer; iPad Mini 4 and newer. Drop in, squad up, and compete to be the last one standing in Battle Royale! Fortnite on mobile brings everything you love about the game onto your favorite on-the-go device.

Why is fortnite not on Apple?

As a result their Fortnite app has been removed from the store. Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services.