Epic已經確認不會發布iOS或macOS即將推出的Fortnite第二季第四季，並稱與蘋果就應用內支付處理和其他應用商店糾紛持續存在的反壟斷糾紛阻止了Epic在蘋果裝置上釋出更新和新安裝。雖然這是一個可疑的事態發展後，Fortnite的刪除本月早些時候-史詩警告說，這可能發生在當天的應用程式被拉-本賽季的推出週四，8月27日已經很快接近沒有正式的訊息從史詩的計劃。

“蘋果正在阻止應用商店的Fortnite更新和新安裝，並表示他們將終止我們為蘋果裝置開發Fortnite的能力。因此，Fortnite最新發布的第2章第4季更新（v14.00）將不會在8月27日的iOS和macOS上釋出。“如果你還想在Android上玩Fortnite，你可以從Android上的Epic Games應用程式訪問Fortnite的最新版本Fortnite.com/安卓或者三星Galaxy商店。”

Epic必須面對的一個因素是，它能否說服主持其對蘋果訴訟的法官釋出臨時限制令，阻止蘋果將Fortnite從應用程式商店拒之門外，並阻止Epic的更新。法官伊馮·岡薩雷斯·羅傑斯（Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers）週一晚間在當天早些時候的一次聽證會後做出裁決，批准了Epic的限制令，但僅針對其不真實的引擎業務，蘋果還以終止相關開發者賬戶為威脅目標。

這意味著蘋果不需要將Fortnite恢復到App Store，Epic被迫圍繞無法釋出iOS或macOS版本遊戲更新這一事實進行規劃。蘋果表示，Epic可以簡單地恢復其應用內支付處理系統的更新，恢復在iOS和macOS上分發和更新Fortnite。

但Epic拒絕了，在今天發表的一篇題為《我們為什麼戰鬥》的新部落格文章中說，蘋果的提議是“邀請Epic與蘋果勾結，以維持其壟斷地位”，而Epic“作為一個原則問題。。。不會參與此計劃。”

你可以閱讀下面的文章全文：

Epic gave Fortnite players on iOS a choice between Apple payment and Epic direct payment, passing on savings to direct purchasers. Apple retaliated by blocking Fortnite updates on iOS devices and threatening to prevent Epic from creating software for all Apple devices - not just on Fortnite but all of our games, and Unreal Engine too.

Apple is asking that Epic revert Fortnite to exclusively use Apple payments. Their proposal is an invitation for Epic to collude with Apple to maintain their monopoly over in-app payments on iOS, suppressing free market competition and inflating prices. As a matter of principle, we won’t participate in this scheme.

You, as a mobile device owner, have the right to install apps from sources of your choosing. Software makers have the right to freely express their ideas and to compete in a fair marketplace. Apple’s policies take these freedoms away.

Apple’s policies are so restrictive that they block gaming services like Microsoft xCloud, NVIDIA GeForce NOW, and Google Stadia from existing on iOS. Apple’s policies would have even blocked the World Wide Web if it had been invented after the iPhone, because Apple policies disallow running code not reviewed by Apple, accepting payments directly from customers, and accessing content not reviewed by Apple - all fundamental features of the web. These policies, together with Apple’s chilling enforcement strategy, directly impede innovation and invention of entirely new kinds of apps, games, and businesses.

Epic is one of the many game developers who has long worked to advance better and fairer platform practices, such as cross-platform gameplay, communication, accounts, and items in Fortnite on seven platforms (though now only six). We are committed to securing lasting freedoms for all. This is why we fight.

You can view the record of our legal dispute in our August 13, August 17, and August 23 filings.