Surprisingly for a game as competitive as Fortnite, both Battle Royale and Save the World support crossplay. Of course, crossplay can be a little complicated to understand, especially because Epic Games tries to keep solo players on the same platform. What is crossplay in Fortnite. Image via Epic Games Simply put, Fortnite: Battle Royale and Fortnite: Save the World let players team up with their friends across consoles and play together as a cross-platform party. To keep things fair, these squads are then matched up against other cross-platform players. But in reality, crossplay is a little more complicated than that, in part because has strict restrictions about who PlayStation 4 Fortnite users can or rather, can't play with. Here's how Can i play fortnite with xbox players on ps4 crossplay compatibility works, separated by each system. However, Xbox One users cannot play the game with Fortnite users on PlayStation 4. Screengrab via Epic Games Whether you're on mobile or Mac, all crossplay relies on an Epic Games account. If you don't have one set up already, go ahead and head on over to the official. Then after logging in, click on your username and and select the account that you want to link. Bear in mind that you'll have to rely on your Epic Games friends list to play with friends across platforms, although you can always import your friends lists. What should I know about crossplay before I jump in. That means all Fortnite players should be extra careful with which accounts they link to their Epic Games account. Remember that certain platforms have a stronger advantage over others too. Be prepared for some challenging fights before you go online, because you may not survive a combat encounter against someone with a better control scheme. Will Sony ever ease its crossplay restrictions. Image via Epic Games It depends. That said, Sony Online Entertainment's former president John Smedley thinks the company isn't easing up on crossplatform play because Sony wants to keep its userbase on one platform. Smedley worked at Sony from 2000 to 2015, and he laid out Sony's policy in a tweet that's since been deleted. Dumb reason, but there it is. After all, the PlayStation 4 has been an enormous success for the company, in part because of the console's exclusive games and closed garden. Things may change over time, so don't be surprised if Sony starts looking for temporary solutions as the gaming world grows more connected. So, how should I chat with my crossplay teammates. So before you team up with your friends to play some Fortnite, you'll definitely want to find a voice chat platform that works for everyone in your party. We recommend setting up a and inviting your friends in to organize matches and communicate. Creating one is completely free, and Discord sports an impressive audio codec that assures your voice comes in loud, clear, and at a stable connection to boot. Plus, Discord has plenty of options for users to tweak to make sure background noises like controller buttons, mouse clicks, and meowing cats are kept off the mic. Not to mention, while Fortnite mutes voice chat during loading screens and limits sessions to just party members, Discord remains connected as long as the player in question stays in their server's voice channel. So if you need to troubleshoot technical issues, talk strategy, or figure out when one friend will swap in for another during squad matches, Discord can't be beat.
