US EditionEpic and Google’s New Play Store Deal Is Not the Decisive Victory They Claim It Is
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Because of the integration of its own payment system, Google banned Fortnite from the Android store at the end of 2020. Now there is an agreement in the dispute; the commissions in the store are falling significantly.
Epic and Google’s new Play Store deal is not the decisive victory they claim it is
Epic and Google called an end to hostilities last week by agreeing on some changes that offer developers a better deal on the Play Store – but not by much. Yes, there’s a program developers can join to eke out another 5% for new installs, but in real terms, for most developers currently using Google’s default billings and store set-up, nearly six years of legal bluster amounts to a 5% cut. And that still seems pretty stingy to me. The big change…
Fortnite finally returns to the Play Store and thus to Android after Google and Epic Games have ended their dispute.
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