Fortnite is coming back to iOS and Android platforms with Xbox Cloud

Microsoft has a new product: Fortnite Mobile devices are coming back, but not in the manner you might expect. Microsoft has announced that Epic Games will be partnering with Microsoft on Thursday. Fortnite Playable via Xbox Cloud Gaming. Also available for free on any supported browser-enabled devices. These devices are compatible with Fortnite You can choose from a wide range of Android or iOS devices including iPads, iPhones and iPads.

To play the game on mobile, players will have to go to Xbox’s website on a web browser, then sign in with their Microsoft account. Then, you can either use touchscreen controls to play the game or an Xbox controller.

Previous versions of this game were only available in web browsers that used Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. The latest version will not be charged to anyone who has an Xbox account. Microsoft is offering this game completely free to cloud services. Similar browser-based Fortnite streaming is also available through Nvidia’s GeForce Now streaming service as well, though that requires a subscription.

Fortnite was removed from both Apple and Google’s mobile app stores in 2020 after Epic allowed players to purchase V-Bucks (the game’s currency) directly from Epic instead of through the App Store, bypassing the stores’ cut for the purchase price — a move that explicitly violates Apple’s App Store agreement.

Apple quickly removed Fortnite from the App Store — a move that Epic anticipated — leading Epic to release a video that parodied Apple’s most famous commercial, and to file a lawsuit against Apple. Google pulled the same. FortniteEpic then provided instructions to players on how to get the game from the Google Play App Store. Apple and Google counter-sued Epic.

The case made it to court and the judge ruled that Apple can’t prohibit developers from providing alternative options for purchase. This is despite the fact that Fortnite Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney said that it is currently unavailable in the iOS App Store and could remain so for five years.