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Rumor: Fortnite Android 30 days exclusive on Galaxy Note 9. Ninja at launch event. Stylus features.
- Thread starter Jeff ChickenDig
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I assume it would launch on the Galaxy Store. I don't think we access to those APKs right?
It's already been delayed from the IOS version, making android applications is troublesome due to fragmentation and this becomes far more pronounced when it's a performance product such as Fortnite.
I'm sure you've seen the fragmentation diagrams
I imagine Epic are quite aware that the release of the android version is going to be met with issues and mixed sucess and this is one way to at least ensure that the only android version available on day one generates a positive response.
That's beige you even consider that a huge portion of the problems are going to come from lower end phones used by children.
Case closed then, i didnt know that the Galaxy store used different type of files.
My last Samsung phone was the S5.
Get free money, while launching on the biggest android manufacturer. People have already waited for months they won't mind a few more days.
So you're telling me all this time fortnite has only been on iOS? All this time i thought it was already on android and was bothered that everytime i checked the app store on my shield tv fortnite still wasnt added
i dont care about fornite but im glad the note is getting some kind of love from the fuckers at samsung, since their release of the +/plus line the note feels like an afterthought for them
Mobile version isn't good. You're not missing much Android folks.
I have it on iPhone X, and it runs great, but plays poorly. They keep having to add more accessibility features to it to make up for the lack of button and intuitive controls, but it just isn't the same game.
Reminds me of when console games would get downports on PSP, and the lack of a right analog stick would hurt it, but instead way worse.
I have it on iPhone X, and it runs great, but plays poorly. They keep having to add more accessibility features to it to make up for the lack of button and intuitive controls, but it just isn't the same game.
Reminds me of when console games would get downports on PSP, and the lack of a right analog stick would hurt it, but instead way worse.
On the one hand, 30 days doesn't make a difference in the grand scheme of things, and it does give that launch a little more of a test-window. On the other, this sort of marketing-related segmentation is really frustrating for users. I've had (and enjoyed the quality of) Galaxy phones in the past. I'll be less likely to buy a Samsung product more generally if this manifests as their marketing strategy.
I think when you segment the Android market more than it already is, it compromises its value. I know it's not a fledgling platform by any measure, but I don't spend money where the ground feels soft.
I think when you segment the Android market more than it already is, it compromises its value. I know it's not a fledgling platform by any measure, but I don't spend money where the ground feels soft.
Just because people aren't thieves doesn't mean they won't play a highly anticipated free game by downloading outside of the store.
I'll be downloading it and I have no interest in download illegal software; my digital library is all mine and subscriptions are current.
It's already been delayed from the IOS version, making android applications is troublesome due to fragmentation and this becomes far more pronounced when it's a performance product such as Fortnite.
I'm sure you've seen the fragmentation diagrams
I imagine Epic are quite aware that the release of the android version is going to be met with issues and mixed sucess and this is one way to at least ensure that the only android version available on day one generates a positive response.
That's beige you even consider that a huge portion of the problems are going to come from lower end phones used by children.
Wait until you see the fragmentation of gaming PCs. I dread what Epic will have to deal with if they release it there.
I just don't even get it really. Who even gets that much from this? I don't think this will sell that many £1000+ odd Note 9's to people, and Epic are going to lose millions in that month of exclusivity.
Are we sure it's not just the items that are exclusive to it, though even then I'm kind of surprised it's only Note 9 specific. In the past when they've had deals you just get items and stuff for playing the game on a galaxy phone through their app store.
Oh well, if it's true I guess I just wait even longer. I only got my S9+ a few months back, not gunna upgrade it for early access to some game, lol.
Are we sure it's not just the items that are exclusive to it, though even then I'm kind of surprised it's only Note 9 specific. In the past when they've had deals you just get items and stuff for playing the game on a galaxy phone through their app store.
Oh well, if it's true I guess I just wait even longer. I only got my S9+ a few months back, not gunna upgrade it for early access to some game, lol.
Article on XDA Developers say it'll support Samsung DeX stations. If that's true, bluetooth support is a must.
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https://www.xda-developers.com/fortnite-mobile-on-android-samsung-galaxy-note-9-exclusive/
Apk breakdown gives more evidence of this being a thing.
Another rumor from android headlines (who's been pretty solid with Android rumors) has it that note 9 got 30 days, but other galaxy phones will then have 2-3 months exclusivity.
Samsung really betting big on fortnite being relevant for the rest of the year... Which is a safe bet.
Apk breakdown gives more evidence of this being a thing.
Another rumor from android headlines (who's been pretty solid with Android rumors) has it that note 9 got 30 days, but other galaxy phones will then have 2-3 months exclusivity.
Samsung really betting big on fortnite being relevant for the rest of the year... Which is a safe bet.
Me too... so silly. Why not make it all 3 of the new Samsung phones.
These posts look kind of silly after: https://www.resetera.com/threads/eurogamer-fortnite-on-android-doesnt-use-google-play.59731/
So that begs the same question again; how are they planning to enforce this when the app will always be sideloaded?
Wow, fragmentation, it's 2009 all over again...It's already been delayed from the IOS version, making android applications is troublesome due to fragmentation and this becomes far more pronounced when it's a performance product such as Fortnite.
I'm sure you've seen the fragmentation diagrams
I imagine Epic are quite aware that the release of the android version is going to be met with issues and mixed sucess and this is one way to at least ensure that the only android version available on day one generates a positive response.
That's beige you even consider that a huge portion of the problems are going to come from lower end phones used by children.
Rumour is that Galaxy S9 is base spec.
Also, android has done a lot of backend stuff to support many devices now.
Galaxy S9 had been Samsung's lowest setting phone so far, this and pester power will sort that out.
Sideloaded via Epic's website, not some zippyshare or utorrent link. Good for those that can circumvent it, I say do it. However, it's still via an official, safer link instead of unknown, unsafe link.
I won't be surprised if the game comes preloaded on the phone from the get go.