https://techcrunch.com/2021/09/22/fortnite-likely-isnt-coming-back-to-the-app-store-anytime-soon/

While Apple and Fortnite’s big, dramatic lawsuit didn’t seem to reach the conclusion either party actually wanted. Its resolution offered some hope for Fortnite lovers that the title could be finding its way back to the App Store and onto their Apple devices.

And yet… It seems that legalese will once again get in the way of the battle royale. In a tweet thread today from Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney, communications between him and Apple’s legal team seem to cement that Apple has no interest in bringing Fortnite back while Epic continues to appeal the court’s recent decision, a process Sweeney estimates could keep Fortnite out of the App Store for another five years or more.