You can blow, yes, Fortnite will do well part of the line-up of the PS5 and the Xbox Series X !
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Fortnite started on PS5 and Xbox Series X !
While many players back in the loop of the impressive technical demo of Unreal Engine 5 (turn on PS5), Epic Games does not lose time, and evokes today the Fortnite ” next gen “. In fact, as soon as the launch of the future PS5 and Xbox Series X, the game Fortnite will be able to be downloaded (for free still) since the digital shops of the two consoles.
The american publisher has confirmed the availability of its game on future consoles, and has already indicated that it would not be a ” new “ Fortnite. The game will be optimized to take advantage of the power of the new consoles, but it is not known at present what will be in precisely these optimizations. The game will always be based in Unreal Engine 4, but will migrate to Unreal Engine 5 in the course of the year 2021.
The even better
On the side of Epic Games, explained : “today, we are delighted to confirm that Fortnite will be available on the next-gen consoles upon their launch. This is the same Fortnite that you know and love, ready to take full advantage of the latest consoles. “Epic Games confirms that players will be able to seamlessly retrieve their profile, their objects, their characters on the versions PS5 and Xbox Series X of the game.
Fortnite is expected to further expand its dimension as a ” cross-platform “since players PS5 and Xbox Series X will be able to face the players who play on PS4, on Xbox One…. In this regard, Epic Games promises that the existing versions of Fortnite will not be abandoned, and that they will benefit from various updates, in the same way as the versions PS5 and Xbox Series X.
Recall that the two next-gen consoles, namely the PS5 and the Xbox Series X, are still expected for the end of the year 2020. For the time being, we do not know neither the date of availability (but you bet on November), or even the price of the two consoles. So please be patient.
