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“As You Can See, I’m Not A Switch Player” Admits Epic Games’ Tim Sweeney

“Now the world knows”.

Epic Games and Apple are currently exchanging blows in court over, as you’ll no doubt be aware. Fortnite maker Epic is asserting that Apple’s App Store is essentially a money-grabbing monopoly and is harming the games industry, and to prove the point, Epic founder Tim Sweeney produced a Switch console during the trial.

Why would this help Epic’s case, you ask? Well, his intention was to show that smartphone gaming via an iOS device is much easier when you’re out-and-about than using a console like the Nintendo Switch, which lacks its own online connection – and that means Apple holds the keys to a massive global audience. Sweeney stated that he’d often used his smartphone to play during a commute to work, but with the Switch, he would require a second device – like a smartphone – to connect to, as well as WiFi.

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