After Apple, Google kicks out the Fortnite app, too, and gets sued by Epic
Fortnite is currently unavailable on Google Play. More information will be forthcoming soon.
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 14, 2020
After Apple took out its App Store commission wrath on Fortnite by kicking it out of its walled garden, now Google has done the same, and you can’t find Epic Games’ smash hit with a candle on the Play Store.
The open Android ecosystem lets developers distribute apps through multiple app stores. For game developers who choose to use the Play Store, we have consistent policies that are fair to developers and keep the store safe for users. While Fortnite remains available on Android, we can no longer make it available on Play because it violates our policies. However, we welcome the opportunity to continue our discussions with Epic and bring Fortnite back to Google Play.
It will be pretty interesting to follow what Epic’s arguments are in court, precisely on account of the fact that they may set a precedent for other freemium apps to follow, much to the chagrin of the app store holders.