For the first time in 18 months, Fortnite, the smash blockbuster battle royale game from Epic Games, is now available through Google’s official Play Store for Android users.

To put third-party software at a disadvantage, Epic claims that Google warns users of potential security risks that may not exist and labels any programme not distributed through the Play Store as malware.

Epic says it has “come to a basic realization” after operating Fortnite on Android outside of the Google Play Store for 18 months.

Technical and business measures such as scaring, repetitive security pop-ups, restrictive manufacturer and carrier agreements and dealings, Google public relations characterizing third-party software sources as a threat, and new efforts such as Google Play Protect to outright block software obtained outside of the Play store put software downloadable outside of Google Play at a disadvantage,” he wrote.

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Because of all these reasons, Epic has decided to offer the game on an official Android channel, which means that the firm will now have to pay Google the 30% cut mandated by the Play Store for all in-app purchases.

Apple and Google’s respective app stores have been criticized by Epic CEO Tim Sweeney, who claims that both platforms are exploiting their market positions to charge developers more than necessary.

To put it another way, “GOOGLE LEAVES SOFTWARE DOWNLOADABLE AWAY FROM GOOGLE PLAY.”

Sweeney said in August 2018 when Epic first released Fortnite as an installer app anyone on Android could download from a mobile web browser that the 30 percent store tax was a high cost in a world where game developers’ 70 percent must cover all the cost of developing, operating, and supporting their games.”

Sweeney stated “30 percent is disproportionate to the cost of the services these retailers perform, such as payment processing, download bandwidth, and customer care,” on open mobile systems like Android.

Despite Epic’s release of Fortnite on the Play Store, Sweeney’s opinions remain the same.

“We hope that Google will soon revise its policies and business dealings so that all developers are free to reach and engage in commerce with customers on Android and in the Play Store through open services, including payment services, that can compete on a level playing field,” concludes Epic’s statement.

At the end of last year, Epic made a last-ditch effort to have the 30 percent cut lifted for platforms with a majority market share.

Assuming it was impossible to get over Apple’s tight regulations and security constraints, Epic Games published Fortnite via the iOS App Store in 2018. Since iOS is more restrictive than Android, yet Android has a far larger global market share, Epic has been paying Apple the requisite costs.

At the time, Epic stated, “Epic doesn’t seek a unique exception for itself; rather, we expect to see a general adjustment to smartphone industry policies.” Request: “We have requested that Google not enforce its publicly stated expectation that in-app purchases be made using Google’s payment service.”

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“Google Play’s business model and billing policy allow us to invest in our platform and tools to help developers build successful businesses while keeping users secure,” the company said. Our expectations for participation are the same as for all other developers. We welcome any developer who sees Google Play’s value.”

Fortnite Launcher has been renamed Epic Games App, and Epic hopes to make it into a mobile version of their PC game store. Previously, Epic had used the Fortnite Launcher to bypass the Play Store.

To access Epic’s cross-platform Battle Breakers RPG, you can download this app from Epic’s website and install it on your device. On the company’s website, there appears to be an option to sideload Fortnite on Android.

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