Apple just went nuclear in its war with Epic over ‘Fortnite’
- Apple today terminated Epic Games' developer account.
- The drastic move comes two weeks after Apple warned Epic it had 14 days to submit a version of Fortnite that complies with Apple's App Store guidelines.
- Epic Games earlier this month actively flouted Apple's App Store rules when it started to allow Fortnite users to pay for in-app transactions directly and, in turn, bypass Apple's in-app payment system.
Apple and Epic Games are currently involved in a high-stakes game of chicken and neither company is prepared to blink. Earlier today, Apple made good on its promise to terminate Epic's developer account after the company refused to update Fortnite to comply with Apple's App Store guidelines.
Epic Games' dispute with Apple has been brewing for some time and can be traced back to the company's frustration with Apple's 30% cut on all in-app transactions. Epic Games vehemently believes this is far too high of a percentage and wants to be able to charge users directly for micro-transactions. What's more, Epic Games also wants Apple to let it house its own app store within Apple's App Store. Apple naturally isn't willing to budge an inch and promptly removed Fortnite from the App Store earlier this month.
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