Fortnite to get cross-play between Xbox One, PC, and mobile

Fortnite is a free-to-play tertiary-person shooter which features building mechanics and even a PlayerUnknown'due south Battlegrounds-like Battle Royale mode where a hundred players compete for the top spot.

A few days ago, Fortnite was caught in a controversy involving cross-play support. Rumors abound that the game would only characteristic the functionality betwixt PlayStation 4 and other platforms, excluding Xbox I. Information technology turns out this isn't the example at all.

Today, Epic Games clarified this and confirmed that cross-play was coming to the Xbox One version of Fortnite also.

We're happy to announce today that in partnership with our friends at Microsoft, Fortnite will characteristic cross-play, cross-progression, and cantankerous-purchase, between Xbox One, PC, Mac, iOS and... Android... Contrary to what may accept been implied, Microsoft has long been a leading vocalisation in supporting cross-platform play, connecting players across PC, mobile and all consoles. We've been working together with them over the concluding several months to make this possible, and volition bring this functionality to Fortnite players on Xbox right along with other platforms.

It's cracking to see the Xbox Ane version of the game support cross-play because, as the post says, Microsoft has been a proponent of the functionality for years now. The visitor's Xbox Play Anywhere initiative goes every bit far every bit to give players a gratis Windows 10 copy of a supported game if they buy it on Xbox One, and vice versa.

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