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Microsoft has officially backed Epic Games in its ongoing legal battle with Apple regarding its App Store policies. The company filed a statement saying that if Apple blocked Epic’s developer account, it would cause a significant issue for several game makers including Microsoft since they would be unable to use Epic’s Unreal Engine. The Unreal...

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Microsoft has officially backed Epic Games in its ongoing legal battle with Apple regarding its App Store policies.

The company filed a statement saying that if Apple blocked Epic’s developer account, it would cause a significant issue for several game makers including Microsoft since they would be unable to use Epic’s Unreal Engine.

The Unreal Engine is a set of technologies that provide a framework for creating three-dimensional graphics. Companies obtain a license from Epic to use the technology for a fee.

“Denying Epic access to Apple’s SDK and other development tools will prevent Epic from supporting Unreal Engine on iOS and macOS, and will place Unreal Engine and those game creators that have built, are building, and may build games on it at a substantial disadvantage,” Microsoft’s general manager for third-party developers on the Xbox, Kevin Gammill, stated in the filing.

Gammill went on to state that “Apple’s discontinuation of Epic’s ability to develop and support Unreal Engine for iOS or macOS will harm game creators and gamers.”

He noted that although there are other gaming engine options, they don’t have the same features or functionality as the Unreal Engine.

Phil Spencer, the head of Xbox, stated in a tweet that “ensuring that Epic has access to the latest Apple technology is the right thing for gamer developers & gamers.”