INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The launch of Fortnite Battle Royale has left Google in a slight predicament
While Google is in no way hard up for cash, Fortnite Battle Royale for Android certainly represented the potential for a relatively big
revenue stream for an app
That is, until Epic Games decided it would launch Fortnite for Android from its own website, circumventing the Play Store.But revenue aside,
there also the matter of Google probably not liking the idea of huge titles circumventing the Play Store as a precedent
Plus, the lack of Fortnite Battle Royale within the Play Store poses a slight security risk to users, as there are quite a few V-bucks scams
and malicious clones looking to capitalize on the popularity of Fortnite.That why the Google Play store now displays a message to users in
response to searches for &Fortnite,& &Fortnite Battle Royale& and other similar search queries.&Fortnite Battle Royal by Epic Games, Inc is
not available on Google Play,& reads the message.
That right
Google misspelled the &Royale& in Battle Royale
It was likely an honest mistake, but given the fact that Epic Games is making upwards of $300 million in revenue a month, which Google is
not getting a cut of, it makes for some fun back-and-forth for us spectators.Google lists PUBG Mobile, Fortnite biggest competitor, at the
top of all Fortnite Battle Royale queries, but doesn&t include anything in its message around how to actually find the real Fortnite Battle
Royale for Android .While Google Play app review process should catch the vast majority of malicious clones, the message is at least
moderately helpful for folks hearing about the Android version of Battle Royale without knowing the details around Epic launcher.For what it
worth, Fortnite for Android isn&t yet available to everyone
The game launched yesterday as a Samsung exclusive for folks with a Galaxy S 7 or higher, and will become available to all Android phone
owners on August 12.[via 9to5Google]
