The famous lawsuit between Epic Games and Apple deprived thousands of iOS device owners of Fortnite. The trial is practically over, although an agreement on certain points remains to be concluded. In the meantime, iOS gamers will be able to play Epic Games once more on the devices and that’s thanks to Microsoft. The American giant has just integrated the battle royale into its Cloud Gaming service, Xbox Game Pass.
Fortnite is free on Game Pass
Microsoft never stops adding new video games to the catalog of the Xbox Game Pass. A well-supplied catalog is always an advantage in the face of increasingly strong competition. the PlayStation Plus Premium will be available while at Nvidia, the 4K is effective on GeForce Now. New titles on Game Pass, so there will always be plenty. The last addition nevertheless deserves attention. We are still talking regarding Fortnite, one of the video games that brings together the most gamers in the world.
The title will be available in the premium formula, that is to say, thanks to the Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription which gives access to Xbox Cloud Gaming. We can then ask the question. Why pay for a subscription on the platform when Fortnite is free-to-play. Microsoft has the answer. The battle royale will be an exception. The title will be offered for free. To the American giant to explain:
Adding a free to play title to our cloud gaming catalog is an important step for us. Fortnite is just the beginning. At Xbox, we want to make gaming accessible to the world’s 3 billion gamers, and the cloud has an important role to play in that mission. We just want you to have a choice, both in what titles you play and how you play them.
Good news for iOS and Epic Games
Xbox Cloud Gaming is accessible on iOS. Fortnite is now part of Xbox Cloud Gaming. This means that the battle royale will once once more be playable on iPhone and iPads. These Apple device owners have been waiting for the news for a long time. From now on, they will be able to play the game without having to equip themselves with an Android terminal, but they will of course have to go through the Game Pass. The official return of Fortnite to iOS has not yet been fully formalized due to the lack of an agreement between the two parties.
Epic Games will also have a lot to gain from this arrival of Fortnite on Xbox Game Pass. The studio will once more be able to collect microtransactions from gamers on iOS, a windfall of which it had been deprived during the long period of the trial. Microsoft thus seems to have made a big move that benefits everyone and even gamers. The measure should increase the number of players who compete daily in Fortnite. The figures that will be published in the coming weeks should confirm this.
