The unique Nintendo Switch has lengthy been a well-liked solution to play Fortnite, however the Nintendo Switch 2’s beefier specs will deliver the battle royale expertise extra consistent with the way it appears and feels on different platforms, with a body fee and backbone enhance at launch, and the promise of mouse controls coming in a later replace.
Epic Video games shared particulars in regards to the Switch 2 model on the official Fortnite blog, detailing the main enhancements that gamers will expertise after upgrading to the brand new console. Unsurprisingly, probably the most vital enhancement is to the sport’s body rate–Fortnite will run at 60fps on Switch 2, whereas the sport was caught at 30fps on the unique Switch.
Decision can even get a serious enhance, going to 2176×1224 docked and 1600×900 undocked. The Switch 1 model of Fortnite ran at 1560×880 docked and 1170×660 in handheld mode after a 2021 replace. Moreover, the Switch 2 iteration of the sport will sport “higher view distances,” together with higher-quality textures, shadows, and water rendering.
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Not like the Switch 1 model, this launch helps the sport’s Replay system and the console’s Seize button. Like many multiplayer titles that shall be on Switch 2, Fortnite will assist the GameChat characteristic, permitting gamers to stream their gameplay to 3 different mates.
After a patch drops on June 7, gamers can use one or each of the Pleasure-Con 2 controllers as a mouse in menus and battle royale gameplay–Epic didn’t checklist Lego Fortnite, Fortnite Competition, or different non-BR recreation modes as supporting mouse controls. The one obvious omission on Switch 2 is the Save the World recreation mode, which was additionally not purchasable on the unique Switch model of Fortnite.
If Switch 1 homeowners switch their knowledge to a Switch 2, they’re going to must delete the unique “Fortnite for Nintendo Switch” from their console and obtain the Switch 2 model on the reportedly extra responsive Nintendo eShop. And as a login bonus, Switch 2 homeowners will obtain a free Wishing Star emote–it’s obtainable free of charge till March 26, 2026.
The Nintendo Switch 2 hits retailers on June 5–check GameSpot’s information on Switch 2 restock information should you could not snag a preorder.