“Sony has a policy that requires if the ratio of payments across platforms for a given PS user gets out of sync with the playtime, then we have to pay them a commission on other platform revenue,” Sweeney said. While on the stand during the start of the trial, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney explained that Sony gets more of a cut than other platform holders for crossplay functionality. That solution, as revealed during the beginning of the trial, was for Epic Games to pay Sony a higher cut to bring Fortnite crossplay to PlayStation platforms. In 2018, when Sony was under fire for its opposition to Fortnite crossplay, Epic Games worked to reach a solution. Epic pays extra for Fortnite crossplay on Sony platforms In the wake of Apple’s decision, Epic began rolling out a “Free Fortnite” marketing campaign, which became a rallying cry for many players.

This comes after Apple removed Fortnite from iOS due to Epic Games’ implementing its own in-game purchase system that bypassed the App Store.

That total was up 145 million from the year prior and double the amount of paid subscriptions Apple had two and a half years ago.Don’t miss this free Epic Games Store gem from the creators of Fall Guysįortnite lawsuit: Are you eligible for a refund from Epic Games?Įpic Games Summer Showcase offers new Lord of the Rings title, Ghostbusters, more The company said that during the March quarter, its added more than 40 million paid subscribers sequentially, reaching more than 660 million total across all its services.

So far, the company has only broken out subscriber totals for all of its services including Apple Music, Apple Arcade, Apple News+ and more. With Apple TV+ at an inflection point, it’s possible that Apple will provide more details about its streaming video service when it reports its fiscal third-quarter earnings on Tuesday. Media analyst firm MoffettNathanson in January shared its SVOD tracker-assembled with help from HarrisX-and found that Apple TV+ still had 62% of subscribers on free promotions, far higher than peers including Disney+ and HBO Max. RELATED: Apple TV+ scales back free trialsĪccording to CNBC, Apple TV+ subscribers who first activated promo deals more than 21 months will now need to start paying for the service.Īpple TV+ is likely still pulling in most of its viewers through promotional deals.

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