The good news for those developers is that US District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers has put in place a temporary restraining order that prevents Apple from blocking Unreal Engine and Epics developer accounts on its platforms.

Judge Rogers didnt grant Epics request to temporarily put Fortnite back on the iOS App Store TechCrunch reports.

That means iOS players will indeed miss the launch of Fortnite Chapter 2, Season 4 later this week, assuming they dont play on any other platforms.

These Direct Payments would bypass the iOS App Store and Google Play Store, thereby allowing Epic to keep all of the money from in-game Fortnite purchases instead of giving a 30 cut to Apple and Google.

It also launched a campaign it which it accused Apple of monopolistic practices with the App Store, and its in this upcoming legal battle that well see if the court agrees with Epics accusations.

Apple has chosen to act severely, and by doing so, has impacted non-parties, and a third-party developer ecosystem, Rogers said in her ruling.

We thank the court for recognizing that Epics problem is entirely self-inflicted and is in their power to resolve, Apple said, adding that it will gladly welcome Fortnite back onto iOS, should Epic bring the game back in line with App Store guidelines.

The next time these two giants of industry will be in court is on September 28th as Judge Rogers hears arguments concerning Epics request for a preliminary injunction against Apple.

Apple removed the game from its store after the developer introduced Epic direct payment, allowing players to purchase Fortnite s in-game currency directly from Epic and bypass the tech giant.

If you still want to play Fortnite on Android, you can access the latest version of Fortnite from the Epic Games App for Android or the Samsung Galaxy Store, Epic Games noted.

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