‘Fortnite’ leaps to next-gen consoles

Epic Games has confirmed that its popular battle royale game ‘Fortnite’ is making its way to the next generation consoles later this year.

Epic Games said that its well-loved battle royale game will be available both on the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X at launch. Although the version of the game during the launch will be built on Unreal Engine 4, the game publisher said that they are planning to migrate Fortnite to Unreal Engine 5 in mid-2021, which means the players can expect enhanced visuals and gameplay. 

The announcement came on the heels of a stunning demo running on the much-awaited PlayStation 5. The Unreal Engine 5 demo game, called ‘Lumen in the Land of Nanite’, provides a first glimpse at what caliber future games would be like for the next-generation consoles and high-end PCs.

Meanwhile, Epic said that it plans to support cross-progression across console generations and platforms so that players’ accounts, progression and purchased items carry over. The game publisher also said that it intends to support cross-play across all platforms which include current and next-gen consoles.

Epic’s Fortnite: Chapter 2 - Season 2 is currently available as a free-to-play game on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android, IOS and PC.