Last year, Epic Game came into conflict with Google and Apple over the in-app purchase mechanism of mobile games, and even went to court directly with the latter. Apple is also very straightforward and directly banned Epic’s mobile games, such as the popular multiplayer online game “Fortnite (known as Fortnite in China)”. This move made players who love this game wail. However, as the partnership between Epic and Microsoft has further improved, and now with the support of Microsoft, this game can now be played directly on iOS for free through Microsoft’s cloud gaming platform.
When mentioning Microsoft, many people will think of their Xbox Game Pass With Xbox Cloud Gaming service. These services may give people the impression that they don’t pay much attention to their own game consoles, but only care about how to promote games on this platform to different systems or devices. However, it is precisely because of this impression that a popular game that had no chance to be downloaded from the App Store has now finally had the opportunity to reappear on mobile phones after a long detour.
With the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, which is still in beta, “Fortress Heroes” that was originally not available on the App Store now has an opportunity to run on mobile phones. Microsoft’s Xbox Cloud Gaming is built on the company’s Azure cloud platform and Microsoft’s research and development of cross-platform gaming services. It is currently only available in 26 countries around the world, and requires Xbox Game Pass Ultimate membership to use it. Although Taiwan currently supports Xbox Game Pass, it is not yet included in the service scope of Xbox Cloud Gaming. However, as Microsoft continues to put effort into this new service, it may soon be available in Taiwan.
However, the situation of “Fortress Heroes” is somewhat different. Although the game is currently available in GeForce Now Once the platform is launched, you can play the game on your mobile phone as long as you subscribe to the service. However, Microsoft is obviously interested in taking a gamble with this competitor who is also budding in cloud gaming services. Currently, as long as you are in a country where Xbox Cloud Gaming provides services, you only need a Microsoft account and an iOS device to play the game through the Internet. The process does not require registration for Xbox Game Pass or Xbox Cloud Gaming services. In other words, it does not cost you a dime, just log in to your Microsoft account. If you don’t have such an account, just register one.
Since Taiwan is not yet included in the support scope of the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, although the ability to play for free through the platform is a major selling point, I tried it on my own computer and mobile phone, but was still blocked after logging in to my account because the service was not supported. Therefore, although Microsoft’s dad has exerted its powerful monetization capabilities this time, benefiting many users who cannot play the game on iPhone, it is still very disappointing that Taiwanese users cannot play it yet.
▲Microsoft has already launched a promotional advertisement for the Xbox Cloud Gaming service to play “Fortress Heroes” for free
The legal battle between Epic and Apple seems to be difficult to settle. At this stage, although Apple has won multiple accusations, it has also been ruled by the court that it cannot prevent developers from bypassing the App Store payment mechanism. It means that the method that used to be able to make money from tuition fees has been blocked by the court, which can be said to have been blocked from a very lucrative way of making money.
Although “Fortnite” has been removed from the App Store and Play Store, Android users can still go directly to the “Fortnite” official website to download the game installation file. Although it is not as convenient and safe as directly from the Play Store, at least it can still be played. On the other hand, iOS does not have multiple ways to install apps like Android. Once it is removed from the App Store, if you want to play it on iPad or iPhone in the future, you can only use the cloud gaming platform.
Source: KOCPC Chinese