{"id":4285,"date":"2022-05-05T18:15:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:15:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/fortnite-is-free-on-iphone-and-android-again-with-xbox-cloud-gaming\/"},"modified":"2022-05-05T18:15:36","modified_gmt":"2022-05-05T16:15:36","slug":"fortnite-is-free-on-iphone-and-android-again-with-xbox-cloud-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pr.gagadget.com\/en\/fortnite-is-free-on-iphone-and-android-again-with-xbox-cloud-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite is free on iPhone and Android again with Xbox Cloud Gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"source-title\">Fortnite is free on iPhone and Android again with Xbox Cloud Gaming<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-text\">\n<div>\n<p >Microsoft is bringing <em>Fortnite<\/em><em> <\/em>back to mobile devices, just not the way you expect. On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new partnership with Epic Games that will make <em>Fortnite <\/em>playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming and free on all supported browser, enabled devices. Among the devices that are compatible with <em>Fortnite <\/em>are a variety of Android and iOS devices, including iPhones and iPads.<\/p>\n<p >To play the game on mobile, players will have to go to Xbox\u2019s website on a web browser, then sign in with their Microsoft account. After that, players can jump into games with either touchscreen controls or with an Xbox controller. <\/p>\n<p >The game was previously playable in browsers using Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, but the latest version will be free for anyone with an Xbox account. This is the first entirely free game that Microsoft has brought to its cloud service. Similar browser-based <em>Fortnite<\/em> streaming is also available through Nvidia\u2019s GeForce Now streaming service as well, though that requires a subscription. <\/p>\n<p ><em>Fortnite <\/em>was removed from both Apple and Google\u2019s mobile app stores in 2020 after Epic allowed players to purchase V-Bucks (the game\u2019s currency) directly from Epic instead of through the App Store, bypassing the stores\u2019 cut for the purchase price \u2014 a move that explicitly violates Apple\u2019s App Store agreement. <\/p>\n<p >Apple quickly removed <em>Fortnite<\/em> from the App Store \u2014 a move that Epic anticipated \u2014 leading Epic to release a video that parodied Apple\u2019s most famous commercial, and to file a lawsuit against Apple. Google likewise pulled <em>Fortnite<\/em> from its app store, leading Epic to instruct players <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgames.com\/fortnite\/en-US\/mobile\/android\/get-started\">how to install the game outside of the Google Play app store<\/a>. Apple and Google then counter-sued Epic.<\/p>\n<p >The case made it to court and the judge ruled that Apple can\u2019t prohibit developers from providing alternative options for purchase. Despite this, <em>Fortnite <\/em>remains unavailable on the iOS App Store, and may remain that way for up to five years, according to Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-image\">https:\/\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/thumbor\/ShAX_-gyCmVQCelOJcnh6XRWxf8=\/0x0:3840&#215;2010\/fit-in\/1200&#215;630\/cdn.vox-cdn.com\/uploads\/chorus_asset\/file\/23366074\/zero_build.jpg<\/div>\n<div class=\"source-link\">https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/gaming\/23057420\/fortnite-iphone-ios-mobile-android-browser-game-pass<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortnite is free on iPhone and Android again with Xbox Cloud Gaming Microsoft is bringing Fortnite back to mobile devices, just not the way you expect. On Thursday, Microsoft announced a new partnership with Epic Games that will make Fortnite playable through Xbox Cloud Gaming and free on all supported browser, enabled devices. 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