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Curious how this will play out because they explicitly bypass both Google and Apple
by bdz 6y ago
Curious how this will play out because they explicitly bypass both Google and Apple
- b3lvedere 6y agoOh they knew this way before they activated this.
- safog 6y agoProbably pushing it intentionally given the recent antitrust discussions. Worst case for them, they get banned from the store for a bit until they take that option down.
- dannyr 6y agoSadly, it's gonna take a while before actual legislation is enacted. If Fortnite gets banned, they'll stay that way for a long time unless they remove direct payment.
- meheleventyone 6y agoThat’s the point right? It’s a direct swing at a topic Tim Sweeney has been very vocal about.
- philliphaydon 6y agoHe’s only vocal because he wants to be valve. He plays his dirty to win market share.
- meheleventyone 6y agoI don’t think this benefits the Epic Store itself directly? And what’s wrong with a competitor to Steam?
- philliphaydon 6y agoCompetition is great. But epics approach is dirty. A false hero to Developers and publishers.
- riq_ 6y agoFrom the announcement, V-Bucks are 20% cheaper (... when purchased from epicstore I guess...). So, you use your browser, login to epicstore with your account, purchase v-bucks at 20% discount and you use those v-bucks in all Epic Games regardless the platform.
- Hamuko 6y agoIt's not an issue that [insert digital good here] is cheaper on the seller's website than in the Apple App Store. What Apple prohibits you from is telling your client that the [insert digital good here] is available for purchase somewhere else or that there's a special kind of a markup on the App Store option.
- hugey010 6y agoI don't think that's entirely true. Apps can use SMS or open the OS browser to accept payments and not be in direct violation of the guidelines.
- Hamuko 6y ago>Apps can use SMS or open the OS browser to accept payments and not be in direct violation of the guidelines. Which apps are allowed to open the browser for payments? I don't think even Netflix isn't allowed to do it. They just say "You can't make an account in the app" (paraphrasing) on the sign in page.
- hugey010 6y agoI'm under the impression anything done outside the app doesn't really fall under App Review territory. Embedding a UIWebView is considered in-app, and an embedded SFSafariViewController has slightly different rules.
- meheleventyone 6y agoNo if you have a payment method setup you can pay using it directly from the apps themselves: https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/announcing-epic-direct-payment-on-mobile https://www.epicgames.com/fortnite/en-US/news/announcing-epi... Then in the app the Apple/Play payment method is explicitly not discounted.