Fortnite Now Available For Mobile Devices (Android & IOS)

Attention Fortnite fans! Hold on to your Smartphones and Tablets because the game has just hit the mobile gaming landscape and its about to change the way we see online gaming. If you're not sure what fortnite is you're probably been out of the gaming space for a while since it been the biggest gaming in recent months, even rapper Drake has been playing it.

What is fortnite?

Well, it may not be all that great to look at since its a goofy, cartoonish game with wildly outlandish physics however it has a deadly serious premise: 100 players are dropped on an island full of weapons, and the last person alive wins. The game is played on both consoles Xbox One & PS4 as well as PC, until now! Mobile devices have officially joined the roster as a fortnight compatible device, however, there are some restrictions.

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For gameplay video check out this post Fortnite Gameplay

Fortnite mobile

Since the game is played online, Fortnite mobile is scaling up slowly so it doesn’t crash due to a sudden influx of players from mobile, (Yes Pokemon go, we remember what you did). As such, you must be invited to download the game on your Mobile device.

Fortnite mobile: how to invite friends

Each user has three invite codes for Fortnite mobile so you can send them to friends and play in a squad if you want to. You’ll see a notification in the lobby on the right-hand side of the screen. To send out invite codes do the following:

• Launch Fortnite
• Wait for the game to connect to the Fortnite servers
• In the Fortnite Lobby, tap the Invite Friends tab
• Tap Share Invite Code
• Tap the method you want to share the Invite Code: either directly to an Epic account or via email
• Tap send

Once your friends have accepted the invite and signed up for an Epic account they’ll be automatically added to your friend's list.

Fortnite mobile compatible devices

To play Fortnite on mobile you’ll need iOS 11 on at least an iPhone 6S/SE, iPad Mini 4, iPad Pro, iPad Air 2 or iPad 2017 device.

All iOS compatible devices are:

• iPhone SE
• iPhone 6S / 6S Plus
• iPhone 7 / 7 Plus
• iPhone 8 / 8 Plus
• iPhone X
• iPad Mini 4
• iPad Air 2
• iPad 2017
• iPad Pro

Bad news for Apple Haters but Fortnite mobile will be coming to Android devices in the future. Epic’s official response is “support for Android will be coming in the next few months” so you’ll have to wait for the roll-out of iOS devices to get underway and prove successful first.

Android compatible devices listed as “coming soon” are:

• Google Pixel 2 / XL
• Huawei Mate 10 / Pro / Lite
• Huawei Mate 9 / Pro
• Huawei P10 / P10 Plus / P10 Lite
• Huawei P9 / P9 Lite
• Huawei P8 Lite 2017
• LG G6
• LG V30 / V30+

Cross-platform gaming taken to a new level

According to Epic, Fortnite Battle Royale mobile will be the same game as it is currently on PS4, Xbox One and PC. That means 100 players on the same map, with the same loot and progressions, complete with weekly challenges and updates.

The even better news is that Fortnite mobile will support cross-platform play with PS4, PC, Xbox One and Mac. This means gameplay and game progression will work and be saved across those formats.

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