{"id":33591,"date":"2021-09-10T16:29:41","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T20:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=33591"},"modified":"2021-09-23T16:53:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T20:53:29","slug":"epic-wants-its-developer-account-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2021\/09\/10\/epic-wants-its-developer-account-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic Wants Its Developer Account Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jay Peters<\/a> (Fortnite<\/a>, Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Epic Games has asked Apple to reinstate its Fortnite<\/em> developer account so it can release the game in South Korea, following the passage of a bill that will force Apple and Google to let apps use alternative payment systems<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Steve Troughton-Smith<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Of note, Epic’s preliminary injunction (to keep the Epic dev account & ability to use Xcode, build, sign, and distribute Unreal Engine for Apple’s platforms) is terminated.<\/p>\n

I’m not sure what happens here; if Apple is vindictive, Epic may be forced to drop support for iOS & macOS<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Apple is under no obligation to allow Fortnite back into the App Store, and further, the injunction preventing Apple from banning the Unreal Engine developer account has ended. Apple is well within its rights to remove Epic’s access for Unreal Engine development and distribution.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Juli Clover<\/a>:<\/p>\n

In a statement to MacRumors, Apple said there is no basis for the reinstatement of the Epic Games developer account.<\/p>\n

As we’ve said all along, we would welcome Epic’s return to the App Store if they agree to play by the same rules as everyone else. Epic has admitted to breach of contract and as of now, there’s no legitimate basis for the reinstatement of their developer account.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Apple says that to be added back to the App Store, Epic Games would need to comply with all of Apple’s App Store review guidelines, which the company has thus far declined to do.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

With no developer account, Epic can’t submit to the App Store, so how can Apple tell whether or not the app now complies with the guidelines?<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n