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Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney has said that "Fortnite" will be available on iOS and iPadOS in 2023. This is how it could happen.
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Since August of 2020, Epic has steered clear of Apple and the App Store following a breach of the rules regarding payment systems that led to a significant suit concerning App Store policies.
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In tweets that mark the beginning of the year, it appears Tim Sweeney believes progress will be made by 2023.
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In a December 31 tweet, Sweeney posts the brief message "Next year on iOS!" A continuing post replying to it has Sweeney sharing an image from within Epic's game "Fortnite."
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Sweeney isn't going into specifics in the tweets' cryptic messages in favor of discussing math.
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However the statement could be read in a variety of different ways.
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An obvious example would be the return of "Fortnite" to the App Store.
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Since the update in August, which added a second payment method to the Apple In-App Pays platform, the game was removed completely from in the App Store in its entirety.
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There's a chance that this might happen, but this would require a massive reconciliation between Apple and Epic.
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Since the appeals process for the massive litigation is still in the process, it could take time to finish.