An anonymous reader cites The Verge's report. Epic is one step closer to opening an iOS game store in the European Union. As part of its 2023 look back, Epic Games announced that Apple has reinstated its developer account. This means users will finally be able to download Fortnite on their iPhone again. Epic first announced its game store and plans to bring Fortnite to iOS in January, but it wasn't clear whether Apple would grant developer accounts.
In 2020, Apple terminated Epic's developer account after it began using its own in-app payment option in Fortnite on iOS, sparking a lengthy legal battle over whether Apple's actions were anti-competitive. However, even after the trial concluded and neither company emerged a clear winner, Apple still refused to reinstate Epic's developer account. Things are changing now that the EU has implemented the Digital Markets Act (DMA). The new rules will force Apple to open its iOS ecosystem to third-party app stores within the EU. Epic Games said it plans to open an iOS storefront in the EU this year. “I would like to acknowledge Apple's good faith decision in the midst of a devastating antitrust battle to grant Epic Games Sweden AB a developer account to operate the Epic Games Store and Fortnite in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. I will be the first to acknowledge the actions,” Sweeney said. To tell In the post of X.