Julie Clover
With Apple soon having to bring the same EU changes it made to the iPhone to the iPad, Epic Games today confirmed it will release Fortnite for the iPad in the future.
Epic Games is already working on the release of iPhone EU version of Fortnite, with the game available at the upcoming Epic Games Store, an alternative application store. iPhone version of Fortnite is coming “soon,” and the iPad version will be released “this year.”
The European Commission said this morning that iPadOS, the operating system designed to run on the iPad, is considered a digital gatekeeper under the EU Digital Markets Act (DMA). . ). As a result, Apple has six months to comply with the requirements set by the DMA, and we have already seen these requirements implemented on the iPhone.
Today the European Commission said that iPads will also need to comply with the digital markets 🙌 We're moving full speed ahead to bring Fortnite and the @EpicGames Store to iPhone in the EU soon, and to iPad later this year! 🎉 https://t.co/MHh6EGVinC — Epic Games Newsroom (@EpicNewsroom) April 29, 2024
Starting with iOS 17.4, iPhone users in the European Union can download apps from alternative app stores rather than the App Store, and starting with iOS 17.5, apps are available directly from developer websites. Currently only iPhone apps can be downloaded outside of the App Store, but Apple will need to extend this functionality to the iPad and.
For six months, EU users will be able to download iPad apps from alternative app stores and websites. As with the iPhone updates, upcoming changes are limited to the European Union, and iPad the app ecosystem will function in the same way as in the rest of the world.
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