In the latest development in Epic Games’ legal battle against Apple, Microsoft has now expressed its support of the Fortnite developer. The incident happened just a few days after Apple threatened to suspend Epic’s developer accounts within two weeks.
Today we filed a statement in support of Epic’s request to keep access to the Apple SDK for its Unreal Engine. Ensuring that Epic has access to the latest Apple technology is the right thing for gamer developers & gamers https://t.co/72bLdDkvUx
Over the years, Microsoft has worked with Epic Games for releasing games based on Epic’s Unreal Engine. For instance, Forza Street, which is also available on iOS, is built using the Unreal Engine. The Redmond giant even has a multi-year license agreement with Epic Games.
