Open platforms come with a higher risk of malicious files infecting players devices under the guise of games or cheats, however. While Fortnite made its mobile debut on iOS earlier this year, Apple is notoriously more strict about games hosted outside of its official App Store and that’s likely why the game took a more traditional route on iOS. But on open platforms, 30 percent is disproportionate to the cost of the services these stores perform, such as payment processing, download bandwidth, and customer service.”Īndroid, like PC and Mac, also has the bonus of being an open platform, something that makes Epic’s unusual release plan possible for Fortnite mobile. “There’s a rationale for this on console where there’s an enormous investment in hardware, often sold below cost, and marketing campaigns in broad partnership with publishers. “The 30 percent store tax is a high cost in a world where game developers' 70 percent must cover all the cost of developing, operating, and supporting their games,” said Sweeney.
As you’d expect, he mentioned that avoiding the 30 percent cut platform owners like Google typically take from game revenue was a motivator behind the decision. In a Q&A with Eurogamer, Epic’s Tim Sweeney dished on the company’s reasoning for doing so. All in all, it's similar to Epic’s decision to distribute Fortnite through its own launcher on PC and Mac rather than through popular game platforms like Steam. On Android, would-be Fortnite players will need to navigate to Epic’s website to download an APK that will prompt users to adjust their security settings specific to that one file and then download the game in full.
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