Apple removes Fortnite from App Store over dispute of 30% commission -

[The Doom Slayer]

"YOU ARE TEARING THE FRIENDSHIPS APART!"

 

[Smaug's Smokey Hole]

"Epic's lawyer then responded by naming the third-party that is apparently mentioned in the exhibit and wanted to be redacted: Paradox (most likely Paradox Interactive). It's not clear exactly what their negotiations with Epic were beyond a "third-party deal" or are in relation to this document,"

Breaking news: Vampire the Masquerade will be a timed EGS exclusive!

 

[The Doom Slayer]

Apple guy is going in hard.



Also:


A lot of people are probably going to be very pissed off coming out of this.

 

[Terrifik]

Andrew Grant, engineering fellow — Called as a witness by both Apple and Epic to testify on topics like "Epic's interest in workarounds to undercut Apple's 30% commission."

DX-4119 is minecraft email

 

[CreamyHerman’s]

I feel epic is burning bridges with this lawsuit, how embarrassing

 

[Terrifik]

I feel epic is burning bridges with this lawsuit, how embarrassing

ofcource
It crusade for 30%

 

[Catgirls are Love]

We all knew it was coming...

Any bets on who get sued next using the same logic?

 

[Terrifik]

We all knew it was coming...

Any bets on who get sued next using the same logic?

most likely sony more than microsoft

Matthew Fischer/Matt Fischer, App Store VP — Called as a witness for both Apple and Epic to testify on "competitors and competition in the sale of apps and the different app marketplaces; Apple's business relationships with app developers

 

[Niggernerd]

Fortnite is gay
Apple is gay
Consoles are gay
Pc is gay
Arcade cabinet master race

 

[Terrifik]

Thomas Ko, senior director and head of online business strategy and operations — Called as a witness by both Apple and Epic to testify on "Epic's payment processing services; Apple's payment processing services; Epic Direct Payment on iOS."

 

[KingofNothing]

More corporate lawsuits should be this fun to watch

 

[ZMOT]

Lori Wright
*alot info & alot redacted info

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"platforms in closed ecosystem/networks generated 39-46% of segment profits while platforms in open ecosystems generated only 5% of segment profit"

wtf does that even mean? by their own definition segment is console/"pc client"/mobile/browser/etc., I have no idea how or even why they compared it this way. the majority is still gained by publishers nonetheless, either through services or their own store, and any transaction is inevitably tied to the either the platform or the service (good luck setting up your own store to sell shit for 100%).

and don't get me started on comparing mobile to consoles and other shit.

 

[albert chan]

Wonder if this would be any different if Fortnite was brought in as a play-only exclusive on Steam?

 

[Marissa Moira]

More corporate lawsuits should be this fun to watch

Supposedly Walmart and other major retailers like Gamestop are suing Sony by proxy because the Playstation store's digital sales are eating into their cut because they can't sell the digital games directly so people are just buying the PSN cards(which depending on your state or location, don't get charged sales tax).

That's a whole big bundle of legal bullshit that's going to have to be unraveled.

 

[Brahma]

Supposedly Walmart and other major retailers like Gamestop are suing Sony by proxy because the Playstation store's digital sales are eating into their cut because they can't sell the digital games directly so people are just buying the PSN cards(which depending on your state or location, don't get charged sales tax).

That's a whole big bundle of legal bullshit that's going to have to be unraveled.

What standing could they possibly have there?

 

[Terrifik]

Trystan Kosmynka, senior director of marketing — Called as a witness by both Apple and Epic to testify on "App Store policies and guidelines; Apple's app review and curation process and procedures."

2017 data

same old same old

 

[TVStactic]

here's two channels that have been covering the audio from the court. since i'm not a native english speaker i can barely understand that shit, the mic quality doesn't help either.

https://www.youtube.com/c/VastBlastGaming/videos

https://www.twitch.tv/thegameawards/videos

 

[Marissa Moira]

What standing could they possibly have there?

It's main complaint is monopoly claims, because all the game prices on there are set by Sony. It's quite a bizarre set up because most articles list it as a Consumer Class Action lawsuit. But it's big companies who are in this whole thing.

https://www.siliconera.com/sony-lawsuit-consumers-digital-games-playstation-store/

I dunno if it will get any traction, but it's certainly interesting to see.

 

[Drakonnan]

Supposedly Walmart and other major retailers like Gamestop are suing Sony by proxy because the Playstation store's digital sales are eating into their cut because they can't sell the digital games directly so people are just buying the PSN cards(which depending on your state or location, don't get charged sales tax).

That's a whole big bundle of legal bullshit that's going to have to be unraveled.

Anything that hurts Sony is good in my book.

 

[Terrifik]