With the news that the US government is investigating other companies involved with Tencent, a Chinese company that is the biggest gaming company on the planet, rumors have started circulating that Fortnite will be banned in America. We find this to be a pretty massive leap in logic, and you have to ignore various important facts and details to get there.
As such, we thought this helpful breakdown of what exactly is going on might be worthwhile for people worried about Fortnite being banned in America.
What's really going on?
According to a Bloomberg report, companies such as Epic Games Inc. Riot Games and others have received letters asking about their security protocols in the handling of personal data by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States .
It's part of the US government's current standoff with China, but is quite different from how they've approached other companies like TikTok and WeChat. Where things get complicated, Riot, Epic Games, etc. are all US companies, while TikTok is owned by ByteDance Ltd. and WeChat are owned by Tencent, two Chinese companies.
The key issue here is that this is a survey of security protocols at this point, and nothing more.
What many people might not know is that Epic launched the Unreal Government Network in 2012, designed specifically to work with government agencies and parties that needed the Unreal Engine. The Unreal Engine is used in everything from training the FBI to creating anesthesiology training programs for the military.
This was before Tencent took its stake in the company, which would have come under a lot of scrutiny at the time given Epic Games Inc.'s involvement in various government programs, even s 'it was simply about providing a game engine and the relevant support.
Add to the fact that Unreal Engine is one of the most profitable and prestigious game engines in the world, used by hundreds of companies worth billions of dollars and it's safe to say that their security protocols are, more than likely, up to the required standards.
For now, at least, it would appear from the outside that Fortnite isn't going anywhere, if only because shutting down businesses that generate billions of dollars in revenue and employ thousands of people wouldn't be the way to go. best solution. government to do.
One of the most crucial things the US government needs to do now is not scare off other companies that have currently invested in America. If investors feel that potential profits will be cut off, they are very likely to simply pull their money out of the economy and go elsewhere. It would be disastrous for any country, whatever the reasons for the exodus of investors.
