Since the battle between Apple and Google over app store fees began, it has been more difficult to play on your mobile device. Only if you got into a closed alpha will you be able to try it on the iPhone. The company decided to partner with Microsoft and put the game on anything with a screen for free.
All you need to play is a Microsoft account and internet access in the 26 countries where it is available. It works through your web browser, with touch controls as well as support for gamepads, and you can even bring the game to Valve's Steam Deck portable.
Microsoft plans to bring more free-to-play titles to the cloud, but it will evaluate feedback. It gets its game back in front of users who were otherwise barred because they couldn't install the game or just want to play when they're away from their main gaming machine. There was an app for the phone. For Microsoft, it can bring more people into the Xbox community, make them aware of its cloud gaming capabilities, and possibly sell a Game Pass subscription or two.
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
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) May 5, 2022
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 gaming preferences. Microsoft 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.
We learned during the trial that the companies had been in talks for a long time, and that Epic decided not to bring the game to the Xbox Cloud.
It is not clear what this means for the continued existence of the game. We wouldn't be surprised if cloud access is exclusive to Microsoft now that it has been said that it might or might not end at some point. It will tell us something later today.
The app for GeForce Now actually allowed for access to the preview of the game on the phone.
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