Epic’s grievances with Apple and Google have been going on for a long time. Today, CEO and President Tim Sweeney directly issued an
·In May of this year, after Epic won the lawsuit with Apple over the commission ratio, "Fortnite" gradually returned to the iOS platform in many countries and regions, and the Japanese region is also planned.
·Today, Tim Sweeney said he was very sorry. The Japanese iOS version of "Fortnite" that was originally planned to return this year is no longer possible. The reason is Apple's new policy to cater to Japanese laws. Tim Sweeney used it in an unsubtle way."The extremely dishonest and habitual tea server has seriously violated the Japanese government and people!” and other words.
·The most important change in Apple’s new policy in Japan is that APP developers should provide various methods of external links other than in-app purchases for apps listed on the Japanese App Store. However, Apple will charge a 21% commission for internal transactions in the Apple APP and a 15% commission for external platform agency transactions.
·In fact, this was an important reason why Epic was angry with Apple in the first place, and in a recent ruling, this behavior has been ruled illegal by the US court.
