The judge did not say that Apple would be required to restore the game, and neither Apple nor Epic have indicated that it’ll return any time soon. If apps want to use another payment system, they can send users outside the app, and Apple can’t stop them from doing so. But there’s some ambiguity on whether a full-on in-app payment alternative has to be approved. Even if Epic caves and makes the changes, Apple still needs to restore Epic’s developer account and approve Fortnite for distribution. So the likely result is this: Fortnite won’t return at a minimum until Apple puts new rules into place.

Source: The Nation September 10, 2021 18:22 UTC