It’s well-known that Apple kicked Fortnite off the App Retailer when the video games’ creator, Epic Video games, flouted App Retailer tips in providing in-game forex with out making purchases via Apple’s personal cost system, for which it takes a 30 % lower. It’s a part of the difficult authorized drama surrounding Epic Video games’ (and others’) push to get Apple to open up the iPhone to different types of app distribution and funds.

On Thursday, Microsoft introduced that it’s making Fortnite obtainable freed from cost via its Xbox Cloud Gaming platform, which implies gamers can as soon as once more benefit from the sport on their iPhone or iPad (or different browser-enabled units like Android telephones). This comes with a caveat, after all. You’ll be streaming the Xbox model of the sport over the cloud, which implies there can be some high quality compromises and elevated latency. You’ll additionally want a Microsoft Account.

Fortnite has native contact controls with Xbox Cloud Gaming, however you too can play with an Xbox sport controller paired together with your iPhone or iPad. In a press release to The Verge, Nvidia GeForce Now boss Phil Eisler stated the corporate is “working with Epic to totally launch Fortnite with contact controls, streaming with GeForce efficiency, on GeForce Now.”

In case you have a Microsoft account, simply go to xbox.com/play in your iPhone or iPad browser and log in with it. There you’ll discover Fortnite and different Xbox Cloud Gaming video games–whereas different titles require a subscription to Sport Go Final, Fortnite doesn’t.