Even with the Epic Games Store set to launch in the EU on iPhone, Epic has announced its games will be coming to other alternative app stores that "give developers a great deal," like AltStore PAL.

The battle of Apple versus Epic may never end, with the latest chapter unfolding around EU regulations like the Digital Markets Act. Now that third-party stores and sideloading exist for EU iPhone users, Epic has an avenue to bring Fortnite back to the platform.

Plans are already underway to bring the Epic Games Store to iOS and Android devices later in 2024, but that's not the only destination for Fortnite on iPhone. Epic has also announced that it will distribute its games on third-party app stores.

The short blog post detailed that Epic will end distribution partnerships with mobile stores that serve as "rent collectors" in favor of stores that give developers a "great deal." This means leaving the Samsung Galaxy Store in favor of stores like the AltStore PAL.

AltStore is the distributor for Delta, the Nintendo emulator that helped pioneer allowing emulators on iPhone in and out of the EU.

No timelines were announced, but the return of Fortnite to iPhone has been long coming. Tim Sweeney promised a release in 2023, but it is now expected by the end of 2024.

Fortnite's return comes after years of legal battles between Apple and Epic in the United States. Despite Apple winning that battle on almost every front, Epic is finally able to skirt Apple's in-app purchase system entirely in the EU.