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- The PS5 and Xbox Series release dates are still secret, as Sony and Microsoft are yet to reveal launch and pricing information for the next-gen consoles.
- A new Fortnite update from Epic Games notes that the company will launch The Last Laugh Bundle on November 17th, and reveals the game update will arrive in time for the release of the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X.
- Microsoft already confirmed the console would launch in November, and Sony is rumored to release the PS5 in mid-November as well.
Fortnite has been the talk of the town in the past few days, but not because of something Epic Games did to enhance the game experience in any meaningful manner. Epic staged a Fortnite crisis by allowing buyers to pay for in-app purchases using Epic’s own payment system rather than Apple and Google’s. Unsurprisingly, Apple, and Google both banned Fortnite, and Epic was quick to sue both companies, directing a media campaign against Apple. Unsurprisingly, Apple went the extra mile, asking Fortnite to make changes to its app that’s still available on iPhones and iPads following the bans, complete with the payment system that violates the App Store guidelines. The penalty would be even more serious, the complete removal of Epic from the Apple Developer Program. Epic has filed papers with the court to attempt to block Apple’s “catastrophic” actions for the Epic business. The whole tone of it makes it sound like only Apple is at fault by choosing the nuclear option when it’s really Epic that provoked all this by violating the App Store rules. Epic could have filed the same suit without the staged crisis, but it wanted it all the attention and support it could get from gamers. Tough luck.
With all that commotion, you might have missed a different piece of Fortnite news, one where Epic is announcing a future update for the game that will hit consoles later this winter. In it, there’s an interesting tidbit about the next-gen PS5 and Xbox Series X consoles and their potential launch date.
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Fortnite may have leaked the PS5 and Xbox Series X launch window originally appeared on BGR.com on Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 07:31:11 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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