Remarkable new documents have emerged in the ongoing case between Epic Games and Google. Accordingly, it was stated that Google wants to purchase the cloud-based gaming service Stadia and Epic Games for Android. The company wanted to make Fortnite exclusive to its own platforms.
Google wanted to buy Epic for Android and Stadia
The strategy codenamed “Project Elektra”, designed by Google in 2018, came to light. It was stated that the company wanted to purchase 20 percent of Epic Games’ shares for 2 billion dollars. In this way, Fortnite and Unreal Engine developers would have a say in the products.
Some emails shared by Google President Don Harrison show that Epic Games wants to buy all its rights. This Fortnite-focused move aimed to make the game exclusive to both Android and Stadia.
Although it has relatively lost its popularity today, it should be reminded that Fortnite broke records in 2018. The production, which made a big impact in the battle royale world with PUBG, has also become a cult production in the gaming world. Google also wanted to carry the success of Fortnite to Stadia.
In addition, some offers that Google made to Epic Games behind closed doors were revealed. It was stated that he offered 150 million dollars to bring the battle royale game to the Google Play Store, but the company rejected it. Epic released Fortnite to Android via its platform in 2020.
Documents revealed within the scope of the case revealed Google’s interest in Epic in 2018. Although there is no official connection between the two companies, it seems to have led Epic to develop its own game store.
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