In spite of the legal kerfuffle between Apple and Epic Games, a touch-friendly version of Fortnite is now playable on iOS and iPadOS devices thanks to Epic Games’ and Xbox Cloud Gaming partnership.
The mobile version of “Fortnite” hasn’t been available on iOS or iPadOS since Apple kicked the app from the App Store in August 2020. Dedicated fans had workarounds to play the PC version of the game through services like GeForce Now, but a touch optimized version had remained elusive until now.
Xbox has patterned with Epic Games to bring a touch-friendly version of the game to browsers for free. This allows users on iOS, iPadOS, Android, and Windows to navigate to the Xbox Cloud Gaming website and play without a subscription.
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</center>This comes as a surprising move given that Epic Games had previously announced it didn’t intend on working with Xbox since it saw the cloud gaming service as a competitor. The partnership offers the first mobile-first version of the game for iPhone since it was kicked off of the platform.
It’s unknown as to exactly why Epic Games has made this move, though it could be seen as a response to the extended delays in launching a touch-friendly version on Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming platform. While the PC version could be streamed from GeForce Now, it was reliant on the awkward control adaptions made for playing PC games on a phone.
In January 2022, Nvidia announced that a mobile-friendly version of “Fortnite” would enter beta testing on the platform. The beta test is still active in May with no signs of an impending launch.
For fans of the game, players can connect a controller like the DualSense from Sony or the Backbone One, which has been specifically built for iPhone.
Users will need a free Xbox account to log in and play the game on the Xbox Cloud Gaming platform.
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Via AppleInsider