Apple cutting off Epic/Unreal Engine dev tools is a big story and I'm surprised it was only a quick bit. Lots of games use Unreal.,(reply>), @ParkerGG1 Stop being a Corporate Apologist, Apple plays favorites on their app store giving some apps special privileges while forcing others to play by the rules. If it wasn't going to be Epic Games it would have been someone else, I've been expecting anti-trust litigation against Apple for some time now. By attacking Epic's customers, this is what they're doing, Apple has undermined their entire position. Rather than negotiate they retaliated, that will not look good in the eyes of the judge.,(reply>), This could go really badly for Apple. Its retaliatory during active litigation which is typically a no no. Worse than that, if they take that action it will directly interfere with the existing contracts Epic has with developers who use the Unreal engine for developing apps for IOS. This would open Apple up to tortuous interference suits from ALL the developers impacted by their actions. Really .... this seems ill advised...,(reply>), ​@hollyhgamer88 You're missing and confusing quite a few things here.<br><br>Sure indie devs are locked into an exclusivity deal if they want to release on EGS, but they are also rewarded for said exclusivity. Whereas Apple not only forces you to pay for license to make apps on their store, then takes a massive cut from not only the app purchase but also the in-app purchases.<br>One side gets into a deal where you get something for your trouble, the other side forces you to pay if you want to do anything.<br><br>Epic on PC gives the developers the choice. They can either earn a bigger cut from sales or earn the same but let the consumers pay less for their games or just stick to the existing platforms like Steam. And the exclusivity deal lasts 1 year. It's not permanent. Very different from how Apple does things where they "You either pay us or GTFO" with no options to release on that hardware platform. You can release on PC without going through Epic store. You can release on Android without going through Play store. You can't release on iOS without going through App store.<br><br><br>And is it optional to release on their platform? Yes, of course. As with everything. Doesn't make any anti-trust or monopoly behaviour fair though.,(reply>), @Undead Overlord epic wont win. This move from apple is a power move that has nothing to do with the law suit. The law suit states that apple is giving exclusive rights away to other companies so they do not have to take a 30% cut from them. But wont do it with others. <br><br>Ironic isnt it? This sounds familiar doesnt it? Exactly. It's the same thing epic Is doing on the pc. Thus. They do not have a leg to stand on. They also sign exclusive deals for other tripple a titles to release their game on their launcher but also on others. However if an indie dev tries that they are met with force. They wont be allowed to release their game anywhere else if they want to release it on the epic game store. (See the whole DARQ debacle). Epic Is a hypocrite. No way in hell will apple lose. <br><br>This is also proven by how many times apple has won law suits. They know how to deal with it. Cause they are scummy as heck too.,(reply>), @forferdeilig again, it is an optional choice to release it on ios devices. They dont have to. Everything has rules and regulations. Not just in the gaming world. This is how the world works. <br><br>You know what's funny? If indie devs want to release their game on the epic game store they are forced to take an exclusivity deal and thus arent allowed to release it anywhere else. <br><br>Aka epic is a hypocrite. They advocate for freedom while they take it away also with their exclusivity bullshit. <br><br>They are hypocrites. I hate apple which is why I buy samsung phones but ffs support apple over epic. They are hypocrites. They dont deserve to win it.