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Officials suggest that people who think they are eligible bookmark FTC.gov/Fortnite and check back often for updates. “When we have more information about the refund program, we will post updates here and send email notices to customers who paid for in-game purchases,” the FTC said. If you believe that you are eligible for a payment, you don't need to do anything right now. The agency has not disclosed when it plans to begin the distribution of the funds. Parents whose children made an unauthorized credit card purchase in the Epic Games Store between January 2017 and November 2018įortnite players who were charged in-game currency (V-Bucks) for unwanted in-game items (such as cosmetics, llamas, or battle passes) between January 2017 and September 2022įortnite players whose accounts were locked between January 2017 and September 2022 after disputing unauthorized charges with their credit card companies. The FTC plans to make refunds available to:
Players and parents of children who play the game may be in line for compensation.Īccording to the FTC, the company charged parents and gamers of all ages for unwanted items and locked the accounts of customers who disputed wrongful charges with their credit card companies. There are loads of developers out there selling content for up to £($)99 but it’s up to the end user to decide whether to pay these extortionate prices for “just a bit of extra programming”.The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced how it plans to distribute $245 million of a $520 million settlement with Epic Games, the maker of the Fortnite video game. It’s your choice to place your concession there or not.Īlso I didn’t buy my iPhone to play fortnite as I’m sure many other people didn’t either so again people have a choice which platform they use if they really wanted to play fortnite so if there are other cheaper options out there, why doesn’t epic push their users towards that platform which apparently doesn’t charge a 30% fee.Īt the end of the day, epic are also allowed to price accordingly so if they were really about the consumer then why not lower your own in app purchase prices.
If you have a concession in a department store, you have to pay some form of rental decided by the store/owner.
It is more like Epic setting up shop and selling things inside an Apple Store without paying any rent Epic cries in the store that they made the products they are selling not Apple, so Apple should let them stay there for free. The shoplifting analogy that Apple uses isn't very good. They want to leech off Apple and Google, but are willing to pay 30% to Microsoft and Sony (for now). The reason Epic can make so much money, is that Apple, Google, Microsoft and Sony have put a lot of R&D and marketing into iOS, Android, Xbox and Playstation. If Epic wants to sell direct to the consumer, they should make their own hardware.
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