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Source: https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/5\/5\/23058642\/fortnite-xbox-cloud-gaming-free-streaming-epic-games-microsoft<\/a>
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Ever since Epic Games started<\/a> its battle with Apple and Google over their app store fees, playing Fortnite<\/em> on your mobile device has been more difficult, if not impossible. You could try it on iPhone via Nvidia\u2019s GeForce Now but only if you got into a closed beta<\/a>. But now, Epic Games has decided to partner with the company it spurned<\/a> \u2014 Microsoft \u2014 and is putting Fortnite on <\/em>pretty much anything with a screen for free via the Xbox Cloud Gaming service.<\/p>\n

Fortnite<\/em> is the first free-to-play title to join Xbox Cloud Gaming, and Microsoft says that all you\u2019ll need to play (in the 26 countries where it\u2019s available) is a Microsoft account<\/a> and internet access for your iOS, iPadOS, Android, or Windows device. It works through your web browser (click here<\/a> to start playing now), with touch controls as well as support for gamepads, and yes, you can even bring the game to Valve\u2019s Steam Deck portable<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Microsoft says that for now, it will evaluate feedback, but it plans to bring more free-to-play titles to the cloud. For Epic, it gets its game back in front of users who were otherwise barred because they couldn\u2019t install the game or who just want to play when they\u2019re away from their main gaming machine \u2014 and unlike GeForce Now\u2019s closed beta, the web version is on Android, not just iOS. (There was an Android app.) And for Microsoft, it can bring more people into the Xbox ecosystem, make them aware of its cloud gaming capabilities, and maybe sell a Game Pass subscription or two.<\/a> <\/p>\n

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Monumental news everyone! Fortnite is now available to play FOR FREE streaming to web browsers on iPhone, iPad, and Android via Xbox Cloud. No subscription required, no 30% Apple tax.https:\/\/t.co\/eHs1Xvh6D2<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) May 5, 2022<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n

More titles are launching mobile versions these days, but if you can play a full console- or PC-level title on your phone, tablet, or underpowered laptop for free, then it could do a lot to change gamers\u2019 preferences. Part of the pitch isn\u2019t just for gamers, either \u2014 Microsoft\u2019s blog post points out how many people are trying out cloud gaming and that over 150 titles already include touch control support for any developers trying to reach new audiences.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a little surprising to see Epic partner with Microsoft because we learned during the Epic v. Apple<\/em> trial<\/a> that the companies had long been in talks and that Epic deliberately <\/em>decided not to bring Fortnite<\/em> to the Xbox Cloud. \u201cWe viewed Microsoft\u2019s efforts with xCloud to be competitive with our PC offerings,\u201d admitted Joe Kreiner, Epic\u2019s vice president of business development.<\/p>\n

Epic doesn\u2019t seem to be taking a cloud version of Fortnite<\/em> away from Nvidia just to give it to Microsoft, by the way. Here\u2019s a statement from Nvidia GeForce Now boss Phil Eisler: \u201cWe believe all games should be playable on any device and see today\u2019s announcement as an exciting one for all gamers! We are working with Epic to fully launch Fortnite<\/em> with touch controls, streaming with GeForce performance, on GeForce NOW. Stay tuned for updates coming soon.\u201d<\/p>\n