Return to detours: Fortnite is back on the iPhone

IPhone users have had to do without Fortnite since August. Because of commission disputes, Apple has banned the game from the devices. But now the game developer Epic Games has found a way to bypass the lock.

Good news for video game enthusiasts: The popular video game Fortnite from developer Epic Games could soon be available again on iPhones, according to a BBC report. According to this, the US company Nvidia has developed a version of its "Geforce Now" cloud system, via which Fortnite will also be playable on Apple's Safari browser in the future. Unlike the cloud gaming services from Google or Amazon, "Geforce Now" also hosts Fortnite.

Fortnite has not been available in the app store for iPhone users since August. The background is a dispute about the distribution of profits: Epic Games wanted to bypass the commission to Apple with a technical trick in the course of an update. Apple charges 30 percent of the revenue that app manufacturers generate on the company's platforms. A series of processes followed, which Apple has so far won.

Fortnite can currently already be played on Apple Macbooks via Nvidia's cloud system. According to the BBC report, Nvidia could offer Fortnite on its platform before the start of the winter holidays – and thus make the game accessible to iPhone owners.

Nvidia did not want to confirm the report. One does not comment on possible new customers, said a company spokesman. Epic Games declined to comment.

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