Fortnite is available through its Xbox Cloud Gaming service on iPhone and iPad

Microsoft today declared that Fortnite is available through its Xbox Cloud Gaming service, and that implies iPhone and iPad users can play Fortnite free of charge with only a Microsoft account.

Microsoft is throwing its weight behind Epic Games in the battle against Apple — and taking Fortnite back to iOS simultaneously. The organization declared Thursday that it had collaborated with Epic to make Fortnite available on Apple gadgets through its game streaming service, Xbox Cloud Gaming.

Fortnite is currently available for free on iPhones and iPad thanks to an Xbox loophole. Xbox’s new GamePass update takes the banned game back to Apple gadgets through Xbox Game Cloud on almost any gadget with an internet connection and a supported browser. Apple banned the game from its App Store in 2021 after Epic Games launched its in-app store, free from Apple’s 30% fee.

Fortnite is back, yet you actually will not have the option to simply waltz into the App Store and request it. To play, you’ll have to jump onto Apple’s Safari browser and visit Xbox.com/play, a process that is less direct yet just requires a few minutes to set up, if that. You won’t require a paid subscription to begin playing, however, you should sign in to a Microsoft account and link that up with your Epic Games account.

Fortnite is the first free-to-play game that has been added to Xbox Cloud Gaming, which is as yet available in a beta capacity. Xbox Cloud Gaming is accessible in 26 countries and Fortnite can be played on Android smartphones and tablets, and Windows PCs notwithstanding iPhones and iPads.

Nothing should be installed since Xbox Cloud Gaming is browser-based over-the-air gaming, and there is no membership required because Fortnite is free. The game supports native touch controls or a connected controller.

Yet again with Fortnite available through Xbox Cloud Gaming, ‌iPhone‌ and ‌iPad‌ users who have not had the option to play Fortnite on their mobile devices since the game was pulled from the App Store will actually want to get access.

Cloud-based gaming service GeForce NOW has additionally been beta testing Fortnite support on iPhones and iPads, however, Fortnite on GeForce NOW is just available in a closed beta. Fortnite through Xbox Cloud Gaming is accessible to anybody with a Microsoft account.

Apple has no plans to permit Fortnite back into the ‌App Store‌ while its legal battle with Epic Games is progressing, so cloud-based gaming is the best way to access the popular fight royale game on iOS gadgets.

Gamers could soon say goodbye to consoles and costly PCs, presently anybody with an internet-based device can play the world’s biggest game for free. Fortnite can now be played on almost any gadget with a screen thanks to a new Xbox Cloud Gaming update.

Technically, the new Microsoft workaround is the second loophole that takes the hit shooter back to iPhones and iPads. In January, Nvidia declared that Fortnite would be playable through the chip-maker’s game streaming service GeForce Now, however, Microsoft’s experience is probably going to have more allure.

Microsoft and Apple once had a well-branded rivalry, yet aggressive strains between the two organizations have cooled in recent years. Obviously, between a spicy Apple commercial last year featuring the “I’m a PC” actor John Hodgman and Microsoft making a special effort to join together with Epic, one of Apple’s most outspoken pundits, that contention seems to be back on.

Microsoft is betting big on cloud gaming so it’s a good idea for the organization to band together with Epic, one of the uncommon gaming organizations that has consistent cross-platform online multiplayer completely focused now. It’s additionally a helpful defensive position against Apple on an issue that is now made a break between the organizations.

Obviously, Apple thwarted Microsoft’s plans to launch an expansive all-in-one Xbox Cloud Gaming iOS app by requiring individual games to be downloaded separately — a limitation that explains why Microsoft is directing individuals toward the browser for Fortnite rather than the App Store.

Microsoft says that Fortnite will be its first popular free-to-play cloud gaming title, yet all the same not it’s last. “At Xbox, we want to make gaming accessible to the 3 billion players around the world, and cloud has an important role in that mission,” Xbox Cloud Gaming Head of Product Catherine Gluckstein said. “Quite simply we want you to have more choice in both the games you play and the way you choose to play them.”

Fortnite is presently available on Windows PC, Xbox One, Xbox Series S, Xbox Series X, PS4, PS5, and Switch. It’s additionally available on iOS, Android and PC via cloud-based streaming.