Microsoft Issues Statement In Support of Epic Games To Remain On Apple Ecosystem
Earlier this afternoon, Microsoft's Executive Vice President of Gaming Phil Spencer issued a statement on Twitter declaring a desire for ongoing support for Unreal Engine within the Apple ecosystem. With many developers opting to use Unreal Engine over other proprietary development tools, suddenly shutting off access to an entire marketplace for gaming could have a huge impact with bifurcating mobile gaming in general.
The statement released today was prepared by Kevin Gammill, the General Manager for Gaming Developer Experiences for Microsoft. Kevin declared that the Unreal Engine provided by Epic Games, if not kept available on the Apple App Store for developers, would require Microsoft "to choose between abandoning its customers and potential customers on the iOS and macOS plattforms or choosing a different game engine when preparing to develop new games."
Previously: Fortnite Maker Sues Apple after Removal of Game From App Store
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(Score: 3, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 25 2020, @02:56AM (1 child)
It is great that Microsoft is showing support for Epic Games, who forced the issue with SDK access in the first place because of the desire to open their own competing app store on iOS...
So when is Microsoft going to allow competing third-party app stores on their XBOX consoles?
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday August 25 2020, @03:19AM
After Hell freezes over.