Epic Games signs a partnership to bring its store to Telefonica devices

Epic Games announced today that it has entered into a long-term partnership with communications services provider Telefonica. Under the terms of the partnership Legendary Games Store It will now be accessible to owners of Telefonica Android devices. The store will also be pre-installed on compatible Android devices in Telefonica’s network, including “Samsung devices in Spain, the UK, Germany and Spanish-speaking Latin America.”

This new partnership is an extension of Epic’s efforts to make its games and storage more available to consumers on mobile, going beyond platform owners’ stores and payment mechanisms. Also epic lately He filed a lawsuit against Google and Samsung Allegedly, it makes it extremely difficult for players to install EGS on their devices. Telefonica devices with the Epic Game Store pre-installed will help make the installation process easier.

Telefonica and Epic have collaborated in the past, with the former being the first to bring direct carrier billing to the Epic Games Store. “With this collaboration with Epic Games, we strengthen our relationship and take another step forward in delivering high-quality, accessible and innovative digital experiences to our customers,” Lorena Itziar Senador-Gómez Lázaro, Director of Partnerships and Devices at Telefonica, said in a statement.

Michael Modone, Senior Director of Growth Partnerships at Epic, added: “Thanks to our partnership with Telefonica, players will now be able to access the Epic Games Store, Fortnite, and soon games from third-party developers directly on their Android devices. We look forward to expanding our collaboration with Telefonica to achieve even more.” Benefits for players.