{"id":6251,"date":"2018-12-13T13:01:30","date_gmt":"2018-12-13T07:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/?p=6251"},"modified":"2018-12-13T13:01:30","modified_gmt":"2018-12-13T07:31:30","slug":"epic-is-making-fortnites-cross-platform-features-free-for-all-developers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oyspa.com\/blog\/devlopment\/epic-is-making-fortnites-cross-platform-features-free-for-all-developers\/","title":{"rendered":"Epic is making Fortnite&#8217;s cross-platform features free for all developers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A suite of cross-platform login, matchmaking, achievement, and other services will be rolled out next year.<\/h2>\n<p>Fortnite\u00a0is a massive, cross-platform, online undertaking that supports millions of people playing at the same time, and the systems that enable that functionality &#8220;are expensive to build, test, and harden in real-world conditions,&#8221; says Epic. Because it has already done the heavy lifting to build those services, and presumably also because it&#8217;s enjoying mind-boggling success as a result, Epic has decided to make Fortnite&#8217;s cross-platform software infrastructure available to other developers for free.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Throughout 2019, we\u2019ll be launching a large set of cross-platform game services originally built for Fortnite, and battle-tested with 200,000,000 players across 7 platforms,&#8221; Epic\u00a0announced today. &#8220;These services will be free for all developers, and will be open to all engines, all platforms, and all stores. As a developer, you\u2019re free to choose mix-and-match solutions from Epic and others as you wish.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Once that&#8217;s in place, it will be followed by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PC\/Mac Overlay API<\/strong>\u00a0(coming Q3 2019): Provides a user interface for login, friends, and other features in a game-agnostic, engine-agnostic way.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cross-Platform Voice Comms<\/strong>\u00a0(coming Q3 2019 to all platforms): Epic is building a new in-game voice communications service supporting all platforms, all stores, and all engines, which will be available\u00a0<strong>for free<\/strong>. (For developers needing an immediately-available voice solution, check out Discord, Vivox, TeamSpeak, Ventrilo, and Mumble.)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cross-Platform Parties and Matchmaking<\/strong>\u00a0(coming Q3-4 2019 to all platforms)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cross-Platform Data Storage, Cloud-Saved Games<\/strong>\u00a0(coming Q2 2019)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cross-Platform Achievements and Trophies<\/strong>\u00a0(coming Q3 2019)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The services described above are just our first steps,&#8221; Epic said. &#8220;As you can see from our game and engine efforts, we\u2019re also working on further support for user-generated content, enhanced social features, anti-cheat, and more.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This is obviously useful for developers who want to incorporate cross-platform play into their games, and with the news earlier this month about the\u00a0Epic Games Store&#8217;s larger cut for developers, the company is clearly vying to be the official &#8220;Good Guy Greg&#8221; of the game business. There&#8217;s still an awfully long way to go before Epic could meaningfully challenge Steam as the dominant marketplace, but its current efforts to garner goodwill from developers point to ambitious goals.<\/p>\n<p>Epic said more information about its plan to make its online services available to other developers will be announced over the next few months.<\/p>\n<p>News by: Pc Gamer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A suite of cross-platform login, matchmaking, achievement, and other services will be rolled out next year. 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