Fortnite's return to iOS in the UK "uncertain", as Epic accuses UK regulator of deprioritising store competition
The return of Fortnite to iOS in the UK is “uncertain”, Epic has claimed, as it’s unable to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS this year, “if ever”.
That’s because the CMA, the UK’s competition regulator, has “deprioritised store competition entirely”, following the lengthy legal battle between Epic and Apple.
The CMA has today released two roadmaps for possible measures to improve competition in mobile ecosystems for both Apple and Google. However, Epic has claimed in a statement the regulator is “choosing not to prioritise opening the mobile ecosystem to alternative app stores this year”.
It continued: “This is a missed opportunity to introduce competition into a currently-monopolised market and unlock economic growth and consumer choice. Four years after concluding that the App Store and Google Play Store are parallel monopolies the CMA has done nothing to allow competing stores.