Published , by TJ Denzer
Published , by TJ Denzer
One of Tim Sweeney and Epic Games’ biggest priorities in the last few years has been disrupting Apple’s so-called “walled garden” to not only fight for better conditions for developers on the platform, but also get Epic Games products back onto iOS. Epic reportedly just scored itself two more victories in this regard. Fortnite is set to return to iOS in Japan and the United Kingdom in 2025, joining EU, in which Fortnite will return in 2024.
Tim Sweeney posted a tweet about Fortnite’s return to Japan and the UK on top of Fortnite’s own announcement of the situation.
This marks the latest victory for Epic Games against Apple’s attempts to keep it out of its iOS ecosystem over the last few years. While Epic lost big in the United States, which ruled that Apple was right to retaliate against the Fortnite developer’s willing violation of its terms of service, matters overseas shifted heavily with the passage of the Digital Markets Act, which barred Apple from gatekeeping Epic Games off its platform in EU nations. This opened the door for Fortnite to return to iOS through the creation of an Epic Games Store app for iOS, through which users will be able to launch Epic Games Store games.
The addition of Japan and UK to this list in 2025 means another small victory for Epic Games in its fight against Apple. As Tim Sweeney and the company take victory laps over the outcome, stay tuned for new updates as Fortnite returns to EU, UK, and Japan throughout the coming year.