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Your iPhone copy of Fortnite is about to become out of date [Updated]
Since Apple pulled Fortnite down from the iOS App Store earlier this month, some eBay users have apparently paid thousands of dollars for iPhones that had a playable, pre-installed copy of the game. Starting tomorrow, though, those devices will be no longer be able to play the latest version of the game.
[Update, 8/26 at 3:10p ET: iOS players who have previously downloaded the game will actually be able to continue playing the current Version 13.40 "Chapter 2 -Season 3" update on iOS, as well as subsequent versions on other platforms. Progression in the Season 3 Battle Pass will no longer be possible on any platform, however, and iOS players won't be able to crossplay with players on later versions on other platforms. Ars regrets the error.]
[...] Android users will still be able to install and play the latest update by downloading it directly from Epic or from The Samsung Galaxy Store on compatible devices.
(Score: 2) by Grishnakh on Thursday August 27 2020, @02:10PM
Sorry, I was unaware of this. It's not in the article summary, so you can't expect me to know this... Seriously, I don't keep up with all the news about games, since I don't use them. But I'm guessing they were kicked out for the same reason? (Trying to get payments from customers for in-game purchases by going around the app store payment system)
Anyway, yeah it kinda sucks that there's a duopoly for these mobile devices' app stores, but again with Google at least you can sideload. Can't this be done now for Fortnite? According to the last line of the article summary, Android users can download it from Epic directly, or from the Samsung Galaxy store. This should solve the problem. If Fortnite users are apparently *so* crazy and stupid about this game that they'll pay thousands of dollars for iPhones with pre-installed copies of the game, then maybe they should grow a brain and just buy an Android phone where they don't have to resort to buying used devices on Ebay (on which the games then become unplayable unless they want to stick with an older version that has very limited abilities according to the summary), and they have the freedom to use different app stores or download apps directly from developers.