Epic CEO: Judge’s Decision ‘Isn’t a Win for Developers or for Consumers,’ Fortnite Not Immediately Returning to App Store

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The year-long dispute between Epic Games and Apple reached a milestone with Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers delivering a middle-of-the road verdict that isn’t quite what ‌Epic Games‌ or Apple wanted.

Apple will not be required to support third-party app stores as ‌Epic Games‌ pushed for, but Apple will have to let developers offer “buttons, external links, or other calls to action” to direct customers to in-app purchase alternatives.

In a statement on Twitter, ‌Epic Games‌ CEO Tim Sweeney said that the company was not happy with the verdict, and at the current time, there are no immediate plans for Fortnite to return to the App Store. Sweeney said that today’s ruling “isn’t a win” for developers or consumers.

He also said that Fortnite will return to the ‌App Store‌ when Epic can offer “in-app payment in fair competition with Apple in-app payment,” which is unclear.

At the current time, the specifics of the judge’s ruling are unknown and the exact parameters of what Apple is required to provide have yet to be established. How the ruling is interpreted and what’s ultimately implemented in terms of alternative payment methods remains to be seen. The ruling, for example, does not prevent Apple from requiring developers to support in-app purchases, it simply calls for Apple to also allow for other payment methods.

What’s clear, though, is that Fortnite will not immediately be returning to the ‌App Store‌, and Fortnite’s return isn’t even up to Epic. The judge’s ruling makes it clear that ‌Epic Games‌ violated its contract with Apple, and

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