Epic Games CEO: Our Fight is for Freedom
Recently, the mobile version of Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world, was released as an application by both Google and Apple.
Recently, the mobile version of Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world, was released as an application by both Google and Apple.
The mobile version of Fortnite, one of the most popular games in the world recently, Google by both Apple application by was removed from stores. With the latest update released in Fortnite, Epic Games' own payment system was integrated into the game, and this move attracted the reaction of both companies.
With Epic Games integrating its own payment system into the game, players had the opportunity to purchase V-Bucks, the in-game currency, directly from Epic Games' website, rather than through the App Store or Google Play Store. However, this depends on each sale making 30% profit It resulted in Google and Apple removing the game from their stores.
Epic Games CEO made a new statement:
Thereupon, a great struggle began between Epic Games and two big companies. Epic Games, with the video it shared, compared Apple's move to George Orwell. He compared it to '1984' And 'Join the fight to prevent 2020 from turning into 1984' he posted the message. Then today, Epic Games CEO made a new statement about the incident.
Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney explained the main purpose of these struggles in his tweets shared on Twitter. Tim, the struggle is not just about money, for people's freedom at the most basic level He stated that:
“At the most basic level, we are fighting for the freedom for people who buy smartphones to install apps from the sources they choose, the freedom for the developers of the apps to publish their apps as they choose, and the freedom for both groups to do business directly.“
“The main counter-argument is 'Smartphone manufacturers can do whatever they want'. This is a terrible idea. We all have rights, and we must fight to defend our rights against those who would deny them, even if that means fighting a beloved company like Apple.“
“Another argument against #FreeFortnite is 'A billion dollar company fighting a trillion dollar company'. But the battle is not over Epic wanting an exclusive deal, the battle is over the fundamental freedom of consumers and developers.“
“Finally, there's nothing wrong with fighting about money. You worked hard to earn this. When you spend it, the way the money is divided determines whether the money goes towards creating games or is taken by middlemen who use their power to divide players and game creators.“
Epic Games' struggle especially against Apple The biggest support came from Spotify yesterday. Spotify stated that Epic Games' stance shed light on the fact that Apple is abusing its dominant position in the market, and congratulated Epic Games for standing up to Apple.
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