Fortnite is not coming to Microsoft xCloud because Epic doesn't want it toFortnite will be missing from yet another gaming service.
What you need to know
Fortnite will not be offered through Microsoft's xCloud gaming service.
Epic Games views the service as a competing platform with their own PC offering.
Fortnite is not coming to Microsoft xCloud.
As reported by The Verge, a deposition with Joe Kreiner, Epic's vice president of business development, has revealed that the company is purposely holding back Fortnite from xCloud. According to Kreiner, Epic views xCloud as a direct competitor to its PC platform.
Joe Kreiner, Epic's vice president of business development, was questioned over why Fortnite isn't available on xCloud, and confirmed it was a deliberate choice. "We viewed Microsoft's efforts with xCloud to be competitive with our PC offerings," says Kreiner in the deposition. The court document makes it appear like Kreiner may go on to explain why, but the next part of the questioning has been redacted.
According to Kreiner, Epic has not ...
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Fortnite is not coming to Microsoft xCloud because Epic doesn't want it to
