Recently submitted documents have revealed that the Fortnite from the iOS App Store.
Fortnite was removed from the App Store in August 2020 due to Epic’s introduction of a separate payment method for Fortnite’s microtransactions, which would have circumvented Apple’s 30% cut of all app revenue. While Apple offered to restore Fortnite onto the iOS App Store as long as it received 30% of all microtransactions from the game, Epic Games decided to take the case to court, arguing that Apple had an unfair monopoly on the distribution of iOS Apps. As a result of the ongoing legal battles, many Valve have been subpoenaed to submit documents revealing data previously private to the public.
As reported by sales of Borderlands 3 merely two weeks after release.
Interestingly, the documents also reveal that the exclusivity of Borderlands 3 resulted in an influx of new s to the Epic Games Store, with 53% of the 1.56 million Borderlands 3 players being new customers to the Epic platform. Besides that, Epic also paid $31 million to 2K in order to provide Epic Games Store to remain unprofitable until 2024.
Epic’s documents have revealed that while the company is taking out its wallet big time for exclusives and giveaways, it’s a strategy that seems to be working; new s (and their money) are indeed flocking to the store. As the company continues its legal battle with Apple, it will be interesting to see what documents will surface next, as it gives the world a glimpse into the inner workings of the biggest players in the industry.
Borderlands 3 is available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S. Xbox One, PC, and Google Stadia.
Source: PC Gamer
