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Apple does not allow any developer to create game streaming apps for iOS, unless they make it available through a mobile web browser. So, Nvidia created a version of GeForce Now that streams on iPhones through the Safari browser app, and this may be the loophole Fortnite fans have been waiting for.
Fortnite developer Epic Games is currently embroiled in a months-long legal battle with Apple, arguing that it has the right to sell in-game currency (V-Bucks) in Fortnite for iOS without Apple making a cut. Apple responded by removing Fortnite from the app store, so iPhone owners can no longer update or re-download the app.
Enter Nvidia GeForce Now, the game streaming platform that currently supports Fortnite. According to BBC News, this will allow players to stream the latest PC version of Fortnite on their iPhones without the need for the defunct iOS app, and will allow Epic Games to make 100% of the profits without violating Apple’s rules.
However, there is no guarantee that Nvidia will bring Fortnite to the iPhone, or if Epic Games will allow them to do so. It is possible that this could somehow undermine Epic’s legal case against Apple.
In a statement to the BBC, Nvidia said that ‘Fortnite is not confirmed for GeForce Now on platforms beyond PC, Mac and Android’ and that it would not comment on ‘any new clients entering the service, or on the availability of any games. on unannounced or unreleased platforms. ‘
The future of Apple gaming is browser-based
Nvidia isn’t the only company that has turned to a browser-based streaming solution to offer mobile streaming on iOS. According to Microsoft sources, Executive Vice President Phil Spencer told employees that Game Pass would be streamed on iPhones and iPads using a ‘direct browser-based solution’ in 2021.
Amazon Luna, a new game streaming service currently in beta, also lets you stream your 50+ titles on Safari using iOS 14 or iPadOS 14.
The main problem with this system is simply that many iPhone and iPad users will find it less convenient and intuitive to access games through a browser, compared to a dedicated application. Particularly if Safari is not your preferred browser.
However, Apple has not signaled that it plans to compromise on this policy, making it the best Apple owners can hope for in the foreseeable future.
