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by Wowfunhappy 2194 days ago
No, because you can sideload Android apps. Fortnite for Android isn't in the Play Store, and it definitely exists.
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They capitulated and it’s now on the Play Store.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.epicgames....

Whoops, thanks, guess I was out of date! Still, Fortnite was sideload-only for a while, and that's a major game.
Yeah I think we can draw a bit of a line from they were a major game not on the Play Store and now they're a major game on the Play Store - my guess is barely anyone sideloaded it.
Well, or that because the game was being sideloaded a lot, Google offered Epic a special deal.
This is not the case. It’s a full capitulation on Epic’s part.

https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/21/21229930/fortnite-availabl...