We already knew Epic Games plans to launch its digital storefront on cell units through the iOS App Store and Android’s Google Play later this 12 months. Months after the preliminary announcement, the prolific recreation and expertise firm introduced right now that the Epic Games Store is now obtainable for iOS and Android units.
In a press launch, Epic confirmed that the Epic Games Store is out there to obtain on Android units worldwide, along with iPhones, however just for Apple smartphone house owners primarily based within the EU. Epic additionally supplied steps to put in the Epic Sport Store on cell units, citing that the method is lengthy “on account of Apple and Google introducing deliberately poor-quality set up experiences” plagued with complicated settings, prolonged steps, and “scare screens.”
As Epic beforehand confirmed throughout the State of Unreal earlier this 12 months, the cell model of the Epic Games Store (EGS), the digital storefront, is poised to turn into the “first-ever game-focused, multi-platform retailer,” increasing its attain onto Android and iOS, alongside its already obtainable apps on macOS and PC. Like the pc app and desktop model, cell builders profit “from the identical truthful phrases,” with an 88/12 cut up income share, amongst different incentives.
Fortnite is again on cell units
Past the discharge of the cell model of the Epic Games Store, the corporate additionally revealed right now that Fortnite is formally again on cell units by way of the corporate’s digital storefront. Along with launching on the Epic Games Store cell model, EU Android and iOS house owners can entry Fortnite by way of the AltStore, a third-party digital storefront obtainable because of the DMA.
This marks the primary time Fortnite has been obtainable natively on cell units after Apple and Google pulled the free-to-play battle royale app from the App Store and Google Play in 2020. Beforehand, for those who wished to play Fortnite on cell units after its removing, you might solely play it through two cloud gaming companies: Xbox Cloud Gaming and Nvidia GeForce Now for those who wished to play on Apple units. Whereas Android customers may immediately obtain the app or play on the aforementioned cloud streaming companies.
Alongside Fortnite, Epic confirmed that Fall Guys and Rocket League Sideswipe are additionally obtainable to obtain on Android units worldwide and EU iPhones through the cell model of EGS and the EU’s AltStore. That is the primary time Fall Guys has been made obtainable on cell units, following its preliminary launch in 2020 for PS4 and Home windows and subsequent ports for PS5, Change, and Xbox in 2022.
“The tide is popping, and the cell ecosystem is lastly opening as much as competitors. We’re grateful to the European Fee for making it potential to launch the Epic Games Store and provide our video games to iOS customers within the European Union,” Epic Games Founder and CEO Tim Sweeney wrote in a press launch. “Now, European iOS customers and all Android customers can entry our retailer and video games, as they’ve at all times been capable of do on open platforms like PC and Mac. The combat is way from over, however that is tangible progress for builders and customers who can start to learn from competitors and selection.”
Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You’ll be able to comply with her on Twitter @TayNixster.