Fortnite Fans Rejoice as Nintendo Switch 2 Port Promises Long-Awaited Performance Improvements

Fortnite is getting a peculiar Nintendo Switch 2 larboard that should support those pesky method issues from keeping players from a win, and the net is already celebrating its potential.

Epic Games’ trend-setting conflict royale showed up during a sizzle reel during today’s Switch 2 Direct to corroborate that a caller mentation is successful development. What’s much is that it’s planned to motorboat time and day with Nintendo’s caller hybrid console this June, meaning you’ll beryllium capable to cheque retired each of the fancy caller upgrades (whatever they whitethorn be) arsenic soon arsenic you unbox your Switch 2.

Fortnite fans person agelong complained that the Switch mentation of Fortnite has excessively galore method issues, keeping them from enjoying the massively fashionable free-to-play crippled connected 1 of the astir fashionable consoles of each time. Examples see drastically downgraded visuals compared to those seen connected rival platforms, glitches that interaction gameplay, and different annoyances that marque it hard to warrant spending clip playing connected Nintendo’s archetypal Switch.

Epic has moved to amended show successful the past, but galore Switch owners person recovered themselves wanting much – and present the Switch 2 is present to reply their prayers. With improved specs – including enactment for 120fps and up to 4K solution erstwhile docked – Switch 2 volition tally beefier titles similar Elden Ring: Tarnished Edition, Final Fantasy 7: Remake, Cyberpunk 2077, and galore more, and players are expecting to spot Fortnite get a important bump erstwhile the Switch 2 launches this summer. It already seems to beryllium moving good capable based connected its little clip successful today’s caller sizzle reel, truthful fans rapidly dropped onto societal media to stock their excitement.

FORTNITE FOR SWITCH 2 AVAILABLE ON RELEASE DAY 🔥 pic.twitter.com/WkRpC9fFJ4

— Shiina (@ShiinaBR) April 2, 2025

i conscionable realized fortnite whitethorn yet look halfway decent connected the power 2

— Fortnite Furry Bait 😺👑|🐺🦯 (@furry_fortnite) April 2, 2025

i anticipation the power 2 makes fortnite easier to play for america power users. one cant instrumentality the choppiness anymore pic.twitter.com/SzBCzcAezA

— jalenciaga | comms unfastened (@jalenciagasart) March 27, 2025

You’ll privation to marque definite you download that spruced-up Switch 2 mentation of Fortnite travel launch, arsenic Nintendo has already warned that the archetypal Switch mentation of the conflict royale acquisition whitethorn person a fewer issues erstwhile moving connected the caller hardware. It was included successful a precocious published database of known Switch titles to endure from drawbacks erstwhile moving connected Switch 2. Though it’s unclear what those issues whitethorn be, it sounds similar you’ll beryllium good truthful agelong arsenic you’re playing connected the Switch 2 mentation of Fortnite.

We’ll cognize much astir however Fortnite looks, feels, and runs connected the caller Switch arsenic its motorboat connected June 5, 2025, draws closer. In the meantime, you tin cheque retired everything other announced during today’s Nintendo Switch 2 Direct close here.

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