Over four years after Epic broke App Store rules and sparked a billion-dollar battle, "Fortnite" is finally back on iPhone and iPad.
  • ampersandrew@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    16 days ago

    Yes, I know, Fortnite bad, but this is a big deal. The way we got here is often embarrassing, but this is a major step toward tearing down walled garden ecosystems.

    • Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.worldEnglish
      04·
      16 days ago

      I mean…do we want to tear it down?

      Apple is apple. They don’t make false claims about how walled off they are.

      Android is android. And for people who want to strip out all the google stuff, you can. And you can use F-Droid exclusively.

      But look at the typical apple user. Do you think they’re going to be happy without the apple experience?

      Some things are for you, other things are NOT for you. Letting both exist is an option.

      • dblsaiko@discuss.tchncs.deEnglish
        2·
        16 days ago

        But look at the typical apple user. Do you think they’re going to be happy without the apple experience?

        The Apple experience = locked down devices? If people (and Apple) stopped fearmongering about “security” or whatever, yeah they would, or at worst they wouldn’t care. I’d certainly welcome being able to publish apps on my terms, and being able to install what I want.

        Some things are for you, other things are NOT for you. Letting both exist is an option.

        That’s exactly the point. You don’t have to use the parts of a theoretical more open ecosystem if you don’t want to, you can keep using exclusively the official Apple stuff. But it creates more choice for the user if it exists.

      • WhatsTheHoldup@lemmy.mlEnglish
        2·
        16 days ago

        I mean…do we want to tear it down?

        Pretty sure we do.

        Some things are for you, other things are NOT for you. Letting both exist is an option.

        So you agree it’s good Fortnite now exists on iOS? Apple users get more options?

  • w8ghT@lemy.nlEnglish
    0·
    16 days ago

    This CRASH is NOT a “Game”… It’s (Shopping). And the reasons why our beloved hobby is riddled with GREED.

    #RETROGAMING

      • Yermaw@lemm.eeEnglish
        1·
        16 days ago

        Yeah as much as I dislike the business model of microtransactions in modern games, and fortnite is the most popular and blatant example, they’re also pretty much the gold standard in how it should be done.

        I’m pretty emotionally ambivalent towards it. I both dislike and respect it at the same time.

  • 9tr6gyp3@lemmy.worldEnglish
    0·
    16 days ago

    Nice! Now I can play an old game at 4fps and drain my 100% charged battery in 6 minutes!