Start Playing Fortnite on PS4
In just a matter of months, Fortnite: Battle Royale went from a successful video game to a global phenomenon. After a rocky development, the free-to-play game has captured the attention of gamers on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PCs, iPhones, and Android devices. And with Sony's recent announcement of a cross-play beta with all the major gaming platforms, the world's biggest game is about to get even more popular.
Fortnite began as a zombie-killing, cooperative third-person shooter where you built fortifications, held off hordes, and moved on to the next attack. What's now known as Save the World mode has tons of RPG elements as well with skill trees, character classes and more. It was first revealed by developer Epic Games in 2011, making infrequent appearances for years before finally entering early access in 2017. That $40 cooperative title made with the Unreal Engine stood by itself for months, but it wasn't until Epic decided to add a free battle royale game mode to drum up awareness for the core game that Fortnite went from a mildly successful game to a worldwide phenomenon.
Fortnite cross-play
For months, Sony didn't allow full Fortnite cross-platform play with the other major consoles, angering players isolated from friends while still playing on the world's most popular console. Sony repeatedly claimed players' experiences might be diminished, but it later announced a cross-platform beta would allow PS4 players to connect with both Xbox and Switch players. The program currently covers PlayStation 4, Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows and Mac platforms.
Where can I get the Android version?
In an interesting move, Epic Games announced that Fortnite cannot be downloaded from the Google Play Store. Instead, the company has a stand-alone installer on its website requiring players to side-load the game onto their devices.
Fortnite came exclusively to the Galaxy Note 9 first, but Epic Games has full list of phones the game's Android beta will work on now that the exclusivity period is over.
So many in-app purchases
Since Fortnite's Battle Royale mode is free-to-play, Epic Games tempts players with cosmetic items in its in-game store. Fortnite has in-game currency called V-Bucks (you can buy with real cash or earn them slowly through gameplay), which you can use to buy items. None of the items, weapon skins or emotes you buy will give you an advantage in the game, but fun items like dance moves, new outfits and new gliders are in constant rotation in the store to entice you to fork over your money so that your character can perform a ridiculous dance upon winning.
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