Xbox One
Which Platform Should You Play Fortnite On?
Moving onto the other major player in the console space when it comes to Fortnite, the Xbox One has a few advantages over the PS4. Not only are we, as usual, receiving the full-fat Fortnite experience with both PvP and PvE modes available (if you’re willing to pay for that Early Access to Save the World), but depending on what version of the Xbox One you have, you could be getting some impressive performance out of Fortnite on console.
The Xbox One X reigns supreme, delivering the best average framerate and resolution in Digital Foundry’s 60fps mode breakdown a few months ago, despite being a little less stable. Though, if you’re playing on the original Xbox One, performance is the worst of all the consoles. It’s not so bad you’re going to be at a disadvantage, but it might not look quite as good.
On top of that, you’re also free to link your Epic Games account to multiple platforms by playing on Xbox One. That means you could get in some squad Victory Royales with your friends at home on Xbox, before using your Switch to grind out some challenges on your commute on the train the next day. Or maybe you just want to play on PC or mobile when you can’t reach your Xbox. Well, all of your Fortnite account progression will carry over, and you can play against all of these different platforms as well.
If you’ve got both the PS4 and Xbox One, we’d recommend playing on Xbox One (as long as you’re happy taking a slight performance dip for original Xbox One owners). You’re getting the very same experience, but you can play with friends and players from PC, Switch, and mobile. Oh, and Xbox Live is an incredibly stable online network, so it’ll be very rare that you can’t play because the network is down.
