Fortnite langt om længe tilgængelig i Google Play Store
Epic Games overgivet sig. Nu kan Fortnite findes i Google Play Store. Dermed slipper Epic ikke for at betale Google 30 procent af omsætningen.
Epic Games har længe forsøgt at undgå Google Play Store, så de kunne slippe uden om at betale procenter til Google.
Fortnite har været udgivet udenom Googles Play Store i halvandet år, men nu er det altså slut.
Fortnite dropper Google Play Store
-”Google gør det til en ulempe at have software udenfor Google Play,” lyder det fra Epic Games til Polygon. De mener også, at Google advarer eller skræmmer brugere til ikke at installere software fra andre steder end Play Store.
Derfor har Epic Games nu gjort Fortnite tilgængelig via Google Play Store, men de beholder deres egen distributionskanal.
Fortnite til Android – sådan installerer du spillet
Google tager 30 procent, hvilket kan blive ret mange penge, da Fortnite har en indtjening på millioner af dollars om dagen. Det er dog det samme med Apples App Store. Her har der blot ikke været en mulighed for at gå uden om Apples officielle appbutik.
Læs den officielle udmelding fra Epic Games herunder.
-“Google puts software downloadable outside of Google Play at a disadvantage, through technical and business measures such as scary, repetitive security pop-ups for downloaded and updated software, restrictive manufacturer and carrier agreements and dealings, Google public relations characterizing third party software sources as malware, and new efforts such as Google Play Protect to outright block software obtained outside the Google Play store.
Because of this, we’ve launched Fortnite for Android on the Google Play Store. We’ll continue to operate the Epic Games App and Fortnite outside of Google Play, too.
We hope that Google will revise its policies and business dealings in the near future, so that all developers are free to reach and engage in commerce with customers on Android and in the Play Store through open services, including payment services, that can compete on a level playing field.”
Her finder du Fortnite i Google Play Store.
Mere til historien
På PC-platformen har Epic Games lanceret deres egen spilbutik tilbage i 2018, så de ikke skal betale 30 procent af omsætningen til Steam.