Epic Games Store is on the way iOS and Android. The news comes to us directly from the video game company’s annual developer event, State of Unreal 2024.
Steve Allison, president of Epic Games Store, announced in his presentation that the store will be available on Apple and Google mobile operating systems at the end of 2024.
A growing store
It is currently available on the Epic Games Store PC and Mac, and the Android version is basically Access to ‘Fortnite’ and a little more. This is changing.
The American company seems determined to develop a truly multiplatform plan that will allow it to offer a real alternative to established stores such as the App Store and Play Store.
Thanks to this idea, we are closer to becoming a reality. new legal framework The recent entry into force of the European Union, specifically the Digital Markets Act (DMA).
The DMA forced the tech giants it reached to open up their ecosystems, which until recently was a key element in bringing the Epic Games Store to Apple’s “walled garden.”
Epic aims to offer a wide range of products on its mobile store; This product range, by the way, also includes external projects. And to do that, it needs to attract the attention of developers.
The strategy involves charging 12% commission, which is less than the 30% they typically charge. In Apple and Google stores. This is a plan Epic has been developing for a long time.
“The same fair terms are available to all developers in a true multiplatform store with incredible games for everyone,” we can read in a message in the store’s X account.
We will have to wait to find out whether the company will also launch special programs on the mobile version that provide 100% revenue to developers for a limited time.
It is also expected to know the exact date of the store’s arrival on iOS and Android. In the first platform example, remember that Apple tried to avoid this, even though it had to bow to pressure from the EU.
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