Epic Games has accused Google of breaking off its deals with OnePlus, LG. The considers were for pre-installing a special Fortnite launcher on the telephone.
Epic Games is litigating both Google and Apple for removing Fortnite from their respective app accumulates. Now, details from Epic’s lawsuit filed against Google have come to glowing. The developer is alleging that Google crushed Epic’s deals with OnePlus and LG.
As pointed out by The Verge, Epic’s filing states that Google “forced OnePlus” to back off from a administer to pre-install a special Fortnite launcher on its phones. Epic has also alleged Google of preventing a similar deal with LG.
Epic claims that its deal with OnePlus was canceled after Google showed “concern” over the developer offering an set procedure for Fortnite that bypassed the Play Store.
As per Epic’s original deal with OnePlus, a edition of Fortnite with a “state-of-the-art framerate” was to be made available on OnePlus phones worldwide through the pre-installed special launcher. However, Epic claims Google “demanded that OnePlus not implement its agreement with Epic with the limited exception of portable maneuvers sold in India.”
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In LG’s case, the company apparently told Epic that it was under contract with Google to block “side downloading off Google Play Store this year.” This is why the developer claims that it was Google which “prevented LG from pre-installing the Epic Games app on LG devices.”
If these deals would have gone through, Epic says it “could and would negotiate with OEMs to prepare Fortnite and other Epic activities immediately available to buyers, free from Google’s anti-competitive restraints.” When the batches didn’t work out, Epic says it decided to give in and launch Fortnite on the Play Store in April.
Google hasn’t made any comments viewing Epic’s accusations. Nonetheless, Mishaal Rahman from XD-ADevelopers separately confirmed that OnePlus was indeed planning on preloading the Epic Games Store. He too pointed out that the Oxygen OS Open Beta 14 for the OnePlus 7 Pro in India actually had Epic Games Store pre-installed until the update was pulled.
I can attest it. I independently confirmed that OnePlus was scheming on preloading the Epic Games Store.https :// t.co/ qxBKB2e 1vf
OnePlus eventually simply carried Epic Games as a rapid installed at its Game Space app: https :// t.co/ oBdwfsRxyq
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— Mishaal Rahman (@ MishaalRahman) August 14, 2020
Google also declined to comment when The Verge inquired about the specifics of the OnePlus and LG deals.
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