Epic Games made headlines when it announced it was taking Apple to court over the way profits from the iOS version of Fortnite would be divided between the two companies. Epic Games' lawsuit has garnered a lot of attention, partially due to the "Free Fortnite" campaign it launched at the start.

The lawsuit has already had its fair share of oddities, including leaking Fortnite's upcoming crossovers. While most trials as of late have been held over Zoom due to the pandemic, this one in particular is being conducted in person with limited masked participants who have mics so members of the press and the companies' legal teams can listen in.

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To listen in, the court lets interested parties call dial-in lines that can each support a few hundred people. Normally these lines only let people inside the courtroom be heard, but when the court session got started this morning that was not the case. This led to the court proceedings being delayed for 20 minutes as Fortnite fans flooded the line to call for the judge to "free Fortnite" or advertise their YouTube channels, according to The Verge. Reportedly, some people on the call also were loudly playing Travis Scott songs, likely in reference to the Travis Scott concert in Fortnite last year.

While this is humorous, the court case carries heavy implications for the entire mobile gaming industry. The trial will decide whether or not it is legal for Apple to lock down the distribution of apps on iPhones and iPad, as well as payment processing. Epic Games alleges that the vast majority of cell phones use either Android or iOS, forcing developers to accept the 30 percent cut of app sales that Apple claims from its App Store. However, Apple counters that its system creates convenience and security for users, and points out that Epic Games brought in over $700 million over the past few years with games like the mobile port of Fortnite.

Of course, there is no way to know which way the case will go until the trial runs its course over the next two weeks. While it is possible that Apple will win the case, Epic Games winning could have wide-spanning consequences for the games industry. Its impact could reach from mobile games on iOS and Android all the way to consoles such as the PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X/S that only sell digital games via a first-party storefront, unlike PC which allows players to buy games from various sources including Epic Games' own Epic Games Store.

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Source: The Verge