On Wednesday, the Northern District Court of California announced that Apple and Epic Games’ trial on “Fortnite” will begin on May 3, 2021 , in order to avoid trial with other juries The schedule conflicts, and this time has been moved forward from July to May.
In addition to the change in the date of the trial, the court also set a number of pre-trial dates, including dates for the two companies to submit materials, cross-examination and pre-trial meetings.
According to previous reports, most legal experts expect that Judge Rogers will extend her temporary ban on Apple’s inability to block Unreal Engine, but will not support the return of Fortnite to the Apple App Store.
Naijatechnews has learned that Lewis Ward, an analyst at the research organization IDC, said that if the Fortnite case ultimately benefits Apple, Google may also change its policy. But regardless of the result, Epic has won the favor of players and other developers, which is conducive to promoting its reputation and prospects in the gaming industry. Apple has previously stated that the entire lawsuit is a “marketing strategy” of Epic.
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