Hundreds of iPhones With Fortnite Installed Flood eBay

[Nacho1234]

I was able to download the game, since I have added it to my AppleID... I dont get these people

 

[gnasher729]

I was able to download the game, since I have added it to my AppleID... I dont get these people

I really have no experience with apps taken off the App Store, but normally you should be able to download the latest accepted version that can run on your phone.

 

[rwxx]

It’s cheaper to buy a Nintendo switch and install the game.

And you get a better gaming device than an iPhone too.

 

[SegNerd]

How would that even work? Wouldn’t you also have to sell them your AppleID?

 

[Darmok N Jalad]

How would that even work? Wouldn’t you also have to sell them your AppleID?

Exactly this! Imagine the confusion over that. I hope the seller didn’t make any other purchases under that account, and imagine getting all his iMessages!

 

[lazyrighteye]

My only question: is anyone actually buying?

 

[Dammit Cubs]

For 4300 dollars, build a gaming PC.

 

[mi7chy]

If you're that desperate to play Fortnite mobile buy an Android device and side load. Or, get a real gaming PC with much better graphics and experience.

 

[Arran]

"2 bids"

Says it all. (The seller's alias, and his brother's friend.)

 

[arkmannj]

once the user of the iphone disconnected their account from the phone wouldn’t the app stop working anyways?

 

[Hart1583]

Doesn’t apple just have to invalidate the certificate and the game won’t even work at all period?

 

[topdrawer]

plot twist. the phones are all sold by epic.

 

[7thson]

Best of luck, to these starry-eyed scalpers of the digital age. Little risk, high return. Fools and their money, etc.

 

[Yammabot]

Fools and their money soon parted.

 

[zilchfox]

None of them are selling, though. The ones I've found with bids are by brand new accounts with absolutely no buying history whatsoever. Lots of kids thinking they can make a quick buck, when in reality their phones will never sell, or they'll get scammed.

 

[ani4ani]

It’s an interesting position iOS could up in. iPhones with the power of a desktop pc capable of playing AAA games, (claimed) likewise iPads but no access to them, I.e. no Epic, no xbox, no PlayStation, no stadia etc. This is a lot more than missing out on Fortnite, its 1.5 billion devices stuck with candy crush. Spotify and others could follow?

 

[hot-gril]

Whatever, they're fake bids. Or even real ones whose bidder won't pay up.

 

[Luke MacWalker]

"2 bids"

Angry Bids and Flappy Bids? 😉

 

[sirozha]

How would that even work? Wouldn’t you also have to sell them your AppleID?

No.

 

[BWhaler]

This is one of the dumbest things ever. I wonder how many people will buy one of these....

 

[DeepIn2U]

It’s flappy bird all over again

except the creator of Flappy Bird made a killing felt overwhelmed and left to focus on his life and family. No dragging Apple in the mud nor a statement about the fees that helped success on the platform.

 

[David.Pridy]

You either plan the game or you don't. Nobody is going to buy a new device to play the game if you don't already play the game, and if you already play, you already have it downloaded.

And..... if you have ever downloaded it before you can still reinstall it.

 

[jinnj]

i see this as a challenge to the status quo. which i welcome it.

Nah a challenge would have been if they did this to Xbox, PS4 and Switch. While the numbers on iOS are big, it's nothing compared to the consoles where they are paying the same percentages as the App Store/Play Store.

 

[jinnj]

Epic says people will be able to play with the current version indefinitely if they're orphaned from the current build. They just won't get to start the next season, etc. For the record, I'm in this boat. Epic has decided that their fight with Apple is more important than players on iOS. I don't know how long I'll care about the game after I'm abandoned by Epic but I'm surely not spending any more money in it.

The current version will lose players quick when the new season hits. Then it will be all the iOS players that don't have one of the 3 consoles or a PC.

 

[jinnj]

It’s cheaper to buy a Nintendo switch and install the game.

A Switch and a 60 inch screen for it as well!