As the trial between Apple and Epic Games grinds on, it appears that Epic’s best-selling game, Fortnite, could return to Apple platforms on game streaming service GeForce Now before the end of the year.
During cross-examination at the trial, Nvidia’s Aashish Patel stated a touch-friendly “Fortnite” would launch in October. Patel’s testimony called October a “potential date of release” on the streaming platform. No official announcement has been made.
GeForce Now launched in November 2020 on Mobile Safari with a collection of games that could be played via touch and a controller. Although Fortnite was missing from the lineup, as it had not been optimized for touch, GeForce Now did say it would be the first official platform to stream “Fortnite” to iOS after its removal from the App Store.
The discovery was made during early testimony for the Epic versus Apple legal battle. It all kicked off when Epic purposefully violated Apple App Store guidelines and “Fortnite” was removed from iOS — an action that Epic had planned for two years.
Epic prevented Fortnite from launching on other platforms such as Microsoft’s xCloud given a disagreement in revenue sharing between Epic and Nvidia. All revenue earned via the GeForce Now version of the game goes to Epic, and there’s even a method of playing the game without signing into Nvidia’s streaming service directly.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and iMore