Epic Games paid for its daring move by removing Fortnite from the App Store and it will no longer be possible to download it. Yet
The aftermath of the Apple vs. Epic Games war
Ads for iPhone sales appeared on Ebaywith Fortnite installed. Local hucksters quickly sensed the hype and decided to cash in before the shop was closed. If you write “iphone fortnite” in the search, you will find some pretty interesting lots.
One of the Ebay users decided to sell hisiPhone XS Max 512GB with Fortnite installed for $24,352.50 (or AU$34,000.00). It's probably cheaper to pay hackers to hack the App Store and upload Fortnite back there.
The rest of the sellers decided not to be impudent, but the offers are impressive. One of the “entrepreneurs” even decided to sell his old iPhone 8 with Fortnite for $2,000.
Bidding is also ongoing for iPhone 11 at 256GB of Fortnite with a starting price of $950. If you want to buy without bidding, then get ready to pay $2,700. In the description, the seller noted that the iPhone was only used to install Fortnite.
Some sellers have even gotten creative to encourage people to buy:
“The war between Epic Games and Apple is gaining momentum.Having an iPhone 11 Pro Max 256 Gb with Fornite installed at this time shows that you are a supporter of both corporations. Come on, buy it, what are you waiting for?, writes the seller of the iPhone 11 Pro Max for $610.
A similar story happened with the game teaserSilent Hills called P.T. When Hideo Kojima finally had a fight with Konami, the latter removed the “demo” from the PlayStation Store. As a result, Ebay was flooded with PlayStation 4 with P.T. installed. for fabulous money. Even now you can find lots for $800 and above.