Fortnite Launcher Cracked APK Will Be Epic

On this episode we talk about Fortnite's rumoured release as a Samsung Galaxy Note 9 exclusive, with a timed exclusivity period and the implications of abandoning Google Play. Games editor Rishi Alwani and friend of the podcast Mikhail Madnani join host Pranay Parab.

Fortnite on Android (1:31)

• What we got wrong last week
• Fortnite vs PUBG
• Launch date

Fortnite Installer (5:48)

• Samsung exclusivity
• How long it could be exclusive to Samsung devices
• Why Epic ignored Google Play
• What other games can learn from this

Third-party Android app stores (15:03)

• What Google Play is getting wrong
• Can third-party Android stores fill the gap?
• How will Google respond to this?
• The revenue-split on other app stores

Will Fortnite cracked APKs flourish? (18:31)

• Online DRM for Android apps
• The market for clones and pirated apps
• What about those who don’t want to install from third-party app stores?

Minimum specs and where you can play Fortnite at launch (28:09)

• All the details we know so far

Games we’ve been playing this week (30:24)

• Persona 5
• Pocket City
• Overcooked 2
• Okami HD
• Octopath Traveller
• Salt and Sanctuary
• Call of Duty Black Ops 4
• South Park The Fractured But Whole: Bring the Crunch DLC

Music: Popular Potpourri and Path Complete from PPPPPP by Magnus “Souleye” Pålsson.