Epic Plans to Return Fortnite to US App Store Next Week, Extends 'Peace Proposal' to Apple

Epic Games has announced that it plans to return Fortnite to the US App Store following a major victory over Apple in court.

Earlier today, a federal judge found Apple in "willful violation" of a 2021 injunction related to its App Store practices, stating that Apple's "continued attempts to interfere with competition will not be tolerated." She then imposed new, stricter permanent restrictions on Apple.

Apple is now banned from imposing any commission or fee on purchases consumers make outside an app via external links. The company is also prohibited from restricting developers' link style, language, formatting, placement, or use of buttons and other calls to action for these external purchases, and cannot require the use of static URLs or the previously implemented scare screen, mandating only a neutral notification.


Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney celebrated the decision in a post on X:

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NO FEES on web transactions. Game over for the Apple Tax.

Apple's 15-30% junk fees are now just as dead here in the United States of America as they are in Europe under the Digital Markets Act. Unlawful here, unlawful there.

4 years 4 months 17 days.
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In a later post, Sweeney announced that the company plans to return Fortnite to the US App Store saying, "We will return Fortnite to the US iOS App Store next week."

Notably, the CEO also extended a 'peace proposal' to Apple, promising to drop all litigation against the company if it follows the court's order worldwide.

Epic puts forth a peace proposal: If Apple extends the court's friction-free, Apple-tax-free framework worldwide, we'll return Fortnite to the App Store worldwide and drop current and future litigation on the topic.

You can learn more about today's ruling here:
● Court Bans Apple From Taking Commission on Web Purchases in Major Win for Developers

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