Epic Games announced up to 20 percent permanent discount on Fortnite’s in-game currency V-Bucks as part of ‘Fornite Mega Drop’. Alongside this, the company announced a direct payment system as a workaround to escape 30 percent fee levied by Apple and Google. This move violates Apple and Google’s app store policies and as a result, both of the companies removed Fortnite from their stores.
In a statement to The Verge, Apple said the following: “Epic enabled a feature in its app which was not reviewed or approved by Apple, and they did so with the express intent of violating the App Store guidelines regarding in-app payments that apply to every developer who sells digital goods or services…The fact that their business interests now lead them to push for a special arrangement does not change the fact that these guidelines create a level playing field for all developers and make the store safe for all users.”
