Apple’s iPhone and iPad users will soon be able to play Epic Games’ Fortnite game again through Nvidia’s GeForce Now cloud game service.
BBC reported that Nvidia has developed an upgraded version of the GeForce Now cloud game. “Fortnite” players can use this service in the mobile web browser Safari on iOS. Nvidia is expected to announce an upgrade to its GeForce Now service later this month and support Apple’s iOS.
For more news, Apple did not immediately respond to media requests for comment, but the company declined to comment on Epic Games.
Nvidia said that it does not comment on any new customers of the service, and does not comment on the availability of any games based on the service or on the availability of platforms that have not yet been released.
On August 28, Epic Games, the developer of the popular game “Fortnite”, refused to comply with Apple’s rules on in-app payment. Its developer account in the App Store was closed by Apple. Its game “Fortnite” also changed from was removed from app store. Epic Games filed a lawsuit in the court, asking the court to stop Apple’s actions, but the US District Court rejected this request.
The litigation documents submitted by the two companies show that “Fortnite” has 116 million users on iOS. Unlike Android, Apple does not allow games or other applications from other app stores to be loaded onto Apple’s mobile phones or tablets. But Apple does not restrict third-party services that use Safari and web browsers available through its app store.
The Luna cloud game service provided by Amazon and the Stadia cloud game service of Google does not support ” Fortnite”. It is said that Microsoft’s xCloud service is developing a version for Safari, but it is not clear when this version will be launched.
Fortnite is an online video game developed by Epic Games and released in 2017. It is available in three distinct game mode versions that otherwise share the same general gameplay and game engine: Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative hybrid-tower defense-shooter-survival game for up to four players to fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with traps and fortifications they can build; Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play battle royale game in which up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing; and Fortnite Creative, in which players are given complete freedom to create worlds and battle arenas.
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