Thanks to Microsoft, you can play Fortnite on an iPhone again for free

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After years of being without one of the world's most popular games, gamers of iOS and iPadOS can finally play Fortnite once again thanks to Microsoft and Epic Games bringing Fornite to Xbox Cloud Gaming and allowing everyone to play it without the need for an Xbox Game Pass Ultimate subscription. 

As part of Microsoft’s “mission to bring the joy and community of gaming to players wherever they are,” Fortnite can now be played on any iOS, iPadOS, Android phone or tablet, or Windows PC with internet access through a web browser. This is without any need to download or install anything, as long as you have a Microsoft Account, which is an incredibly low bar to entry. 

While this all sounds well and good, the Xbox Cloud Gaming service is still technically in beta, so it’s only available in 26 countries at the moment. You’ll also require a fast internet connection if you want seamless gameplay without any hitches or too much compression in Fortnite’s graphics.

Thankfully for mobile gaming fans who aren’t too keen on Fortnite, in the Xbox Wire post announcing Fornite’s glorious return to iOS devices, Microsoft noted that they’re planning to bring more free-to-play games to the Xbox Cloud Gaming service in the future, however, there’s currently no indication of just which other free-to-play games will be available at this time.

Thanks to Epic Games and Apple getting into a legal battle with one another, Fortnite hasn’t officially been available on iOS devices since the app was pulled from the App Store in August of 2020. However, there have been a number of workarounds allowing iOS gamers to get their Fornite fix. 

Most recently, Nvidia’s GeForce Now allowed iOS gamers to easily play Fortnite via the Safari browser, similar to what