Fortnite Cross-Play on Switch No Longer Supported with Xbox One, PS4

Mar 13, 2019 8:36 AM PDT The decision was mentioned within the most recent patch notes.

by Jessie Wade

Epic Games revealed in their V8.10 patch notes that Fortnite on Nintendo Switch will no longer have cross-play support with Xbox One and PlayStation 4 users.

Switch cross-play will now be restricted to mobile players, including iOS and Android devices, with Xbox One and PS4 players still having the support.

"We expect an on-average better per-game experience for both mobile and Switch players," the patch notes said.

Nintendo Life reports the decision could be due to hardware limitations from Switch players to those on PC or other consoles, as Switch offers only 30 FPS where as Xbox One and PS4 are at 60 FPS.

Epic also recently announced that they plan to offer an "undo purchase" button for accidental purchases in the game, that can be retracted within a 5 minute period.

"We neither want to add friction for players nor do we want to benefit from accidental purchases or players regretting a purchase," Epic Vice President of Engineering, Daniel Vogel said.

For more on Fortnite, check out IGN's interactive Fortnite map, which is now updated with all Season 8 chest locations. Week 2 challenges for the season can also be found on our Fortnite Wiki page.

IGN has reached out to Epic Games for comment on this decision and will update this story with any new information.

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Jessie Wade is a news writer for IGN and likes to enjoy a glass of wine while playing games (she knows its weird). Follow her on Twitter @jessieannwade.

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