The battle between Epic Games and Apple because of Fortnite adds a new chapter to the story, with the first getting away with it, once again. Now it turns out that there is a new method for play Fortnite on iPhone and iPad, for free, without downloads and without Apple being able to do much to avoid it.
Fortnite comes to Xbox Cloud Gaming and can be played on Apple devices
Apple may have pulled Fortnite from its mobile app store nearly two years ago. Besides, the company may also ensure that there will be no way for it to return without a resolution in the trial they have with Epic Games.
However, this is not as real as Apple paints it, because Thanks to streaming games it is possible to enjoy Fortnite on iPhones and iPads. The first step was taken by Nvidia with GeForceNow, which allows you to play without restrictions.
Now, Epic Games has teamed up with Microsoft so that Fortnite is also distributed through Xbox Cloud Gaming. Microsoft’s streaming game service is available in 26 countries and will let you play Fortnite from your mobile or computer web browser, even on Apple devices.
The best? Being a streaming game, you will not have to download anything, just have a good connection and a web browser. In addition, Fortnite will be fully compatible with touch controls (if you use the screen of your device), as well as Bluetooth or wired controllers.
Microsoft messes things up for Apple with Fortnite and Apple can’t do much to avoid it
Reading the above you may be wondering: Apple has no way to stop this? Right off the bat, no. The reason is simple, and it is that Xbox Cloud Gaming has a web version that does not install anything on the devices, everything is done from the browser.
You are not installing a banned app, you are not using the Apple app store, and the game is not running on your iPhone. A) Yes, you are not breaking any rules imposed by Apple for its ecosystem of devices.
What things could Apple do? Block the Xbox Cloud Gaming application if it were to be launched (there is now Xbox Game Pass, which allows access to XCloud, but it is not the same). That, or block access to XCloud from the browser. However, doing something like this it would be a huge act of censorship and Apple would earn the hatred of millions more users around the world.
And if you’re wondering why Microsoft is getting into this fight between Apple and Epic Games, the answer is simple: first, because Fortnite can help boost XCloud and the acquisition of Game Pass Ultimate; and second, because Microsoft was already allied with Epic in the antitrust battle against Apple, as they consider that they stifle the competition.
