That court came on Monday, with a judge ruling that the Fortnite conundrum is a self-inflicting problem that Epic can fix by merely complying with Apples App Store rules.

It doesnt really matter whether Epic is right to challenge Apples 30 cut in its antitrust suit.

That battle will move forward and has nothing to do with the basic fact that Epic broke contractual obligations.

Its easy to take Epics side in all of this, as the company keeps painting itself as the hero we all need.

But it could make the same claims while still adhering to the App Store rules for the duration of the trial.

By Friday, I said that wed learn whether Epic will restore the Fortnite app to the version that doesnt violate any rules, or that it will keep challenging Apple.

It looks like Epics decision came even earlier than that, and the company confirmed you shouldnt buy that expensive iPhone while continuing to pretend that it did nothing to ruin Fortnite on iPhone and Android.

As a result, Fortnites newly released Chapter 2 Season 4 update (v14.00), will not release on iOS and macOS on August 27.

But what that really means is that youll lose the ability to play with gamers on other platforms.

Youll be stuck in a sort of limbo, much like the characters in Lost, where youd only face gamers who are on the same devices like you that includes iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

Youll have to sideload the app from Epic or get it from the Samsung Galaxy Store to play.

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Apple retaliated by blocking Fortnite updates on iOS devices and threatening to prevent Epic from creating software for all Apple devices not just on Fortnite but all of our games, and Unreal Engine too.

Their proposal is an invitation for Epic to collude with Apple to maintain their monopoly over in-app payments on iOS, suppressing free market competition and inflating prices.

Its as if those platforms are there for the taking, and Epic should be able to do whatever it wants with it, with total disregard for the rules.

Again, Im not defending the Apple tax here, and this isnt even about that.

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But nobody forces anyone to code apps and games for the iPhone.

Epic chooses to do it and should respect the contract it has with Apple even if it hates it.

And Epic could challenge it in court without all this drama.

Epic would surely block any account that could hack Fortnite that way to protect its bottom line and make it clear to anyone that the terms of service arent optional.

You could scream all you wanted that Epic charges too much for Fortnite in-app purchases, and that your hack should be allowed.

You might even demand access to the game so you can sell different V-bucks for less than what Epic is charging, and then sue the company for not complying with your requests and taking action against you.

But it should stop pretending the Fortnite mess on iPhone (and Android) isnt of its own doing.

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