Apple Refuses To Let Epic Bring Fortnite Back to South Korea’s App Store

A lot of people are curious as to why Apple refuses to let epic bring Fortnite back to South Korea’s App Store.  The news came as a shock. Well, according to THEVERGE, Apple says it won’t let Epic Games back in the App Store until they agree to “play by the same rules as everyone else.”

Apple Refuses To Let Epic Bring Fortnite Back to South Korea's App Store

Earlier today Epic asked Apple to reinstate its developer account so that it could re-release the iOS version of Fortnite in South Korea, which recently passed a bill forcing Apple and Google to allow alternate in-app payment systems.

Apple, however, maintains it’s under no obligation to let Epic in the App Store at all. “As we’ve said all along, we would welcome Epic’s return to the App Store if they agree to play by the same rules as everyone else,” an Apple spokesperson says in a statement to The Verge. “

Epic has admitted to breaching of contract and as of now, there’s no legitimate basis for the reinstatement of their developer account.”

Apple Refuses To Let Epic Bring Fortnite Back to South Korea’s App Store

So it’s so unfortunate that Apple refuses to Let Epic bring Fortnite back to South Korea’s App Store as this game is one of a kind and loved by many. Fortnite, one of the most popular video games in the world, has been unavailable on the App Store since August of last year.

Apple ultimately terminated Epic’s developer account in response to a Fortnite update that dodged the App Store’s in-app payment requirement in order to get around paying Apple the 30-percent cut. Epic then sued Apple and went to trial in May, with a verdict yet to come.

South Korean Legislation

Still, according to THEVERGE, the South Korean legislation has not yet gone into effect, but if and when it does, according to Apple, that wouldn’t have any bearing on the company’s process for approving developer accounts.

Until Epic agrees to comply with the App Store’s app review guidelines, Apple isn’t going to consider its request.

So let’s hope everything goes as planned and the issue is able to be resolved so as to make things go smoothly for South Korea. This is one game that one shouldn’t miss out on. You can get more details from this link.

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