Fortnite Sneaks Back Onto iPhone By Way Of GeForce Now (kotaku.com) 13
It's been 518 days since Apple kicked Fortnite off of the App Store after Epic Games tried to bypass its payment system. Now the popular free-to-play battle royale is once again playable on iPhones, sort of. From a report: Starting next week, Fortnite will be available on iOS by way of streaming, as part of an upcoming closed beta for Nvidia's GeForce Now game streaming program. "Fortnite on GeForce NOW will launch in a limited-time closed beta for mobile, all streamed through the Safari web browser on iOS and the GeForce NOW Android app," Nvidia announced on its blog today. "The beta is open for registration for all GeForce NOW members, and will help test our server capacity, graphics delivery and new touch controls performance."
GeForce Now, subscriptions for which range from free to $200 a year for the premium tier, lets users stream games they already own to PCs, tablets, and smartphones. It's one way to make blockbuster PC games portable, or to play them on rigs with beefier specs than the ones people already have at home. In Fortnite's case, GeForce Now subscribers will soon be able to stream the shooter to iOS devices and play it using touch controls via Apple's Safari. The browser workaround is one way companies like Microsoft have been able to get their game streaming platforms on iPhones despite Apple's ban on allowing them inside its App Store. Now its bringing back the game that kicked off a massive, messy, year-long legal battle that's still raging to this day.
GeForce Now, subscriptions for which range from free to $200 a year for the premium tier, lets users stream games they already own to PCs, tablets, and smartphones. It's one way to make blockbuster PC games portable, or to play them on rigs with beefier specs than the ones people already have at home. In Fortnite's case, GeForce Now subscribers will soon be able to stream the shooter to iOS devices and play it using touch controls via Apple's Safari. The browser workaround is one way companies like Microsoft have been able to get their game streaming platforms on iPhones despite Apple's ban on allowing them inside its App Store. Now its bringing back the game that kicked off a massive, messy, year-long legal battle that's still raging to this day.
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Yes, all your opponents were gathered together on a LAN at the local stadium, but you, you were the only sucker playing from home.
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It's been 518 days since Apple kicked Fortnite off of the App Store ...
It's been 37 Fortnights ...
brevity takes time (Score:1)
Actually I would have accepted the headline without so much grueling detail about the method of the discovery and the nature of the diseases. After all, it's Harvard and Scientific American and I can easily get more info if needed. Slashdot summaries seem to require 3 or more page feeds lately. It is possible that some readers might like an actual summary so they can get on with their lives. Here are some tips on the value of brevity that a thoughtful editor might consider:
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Not only has Epic not made iphone apps available for sideloading, but the players who have attempted to get it from other sources are getting kicked on suspicion of cheating. Unsurprising since you have to install the egs abomination on PC even though this is a "free2play" game so shouldn't be dependent on any drm scheme.
Apple castle and your king (Score:2)
Users gave up freedom for 'security', and those consequences spread far and wide.
If people want a king, fine. But don't expect everyone to willingly fall into this.