Fortniteis piss   its way to thePlayStation 5 , and it will be available on launch day . While the promulgation came to no one ’s surprise , the PlayStation 5 showcase was the first timeFortnitehas been confirm for going on a next - gen weapons platform .

LikeGTA 5andSkyrim , Fortnitewas expected to make its way to the PlayStation 5 finally due to its massive player base and presence on every currently available console . Fortnitefans have put more cumulative meter into the cartoonish battle royale   thanhumans have been on the Earth , and it remains one of the most - watch out game on Twitch and YouTube . Its free - to - make for nature and wide-cut availability have drawn in a record number of players , and it only makes sense that a game of this size would continue to be made available as Modern consoles emerge .

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During thePlayStation 5 live games showcase , the screen faded to melanize as the iconic horn of the Battle Bus blared . TheFortnitePS5   trailer showed gameplay of Season 4 running on Unreal Engine 4 , and it see gorgeous . A brusk montage of action - pack clips   followed , crest off with a white-hot filmdom with black textbook stating thatFortnitewould be available on PlayStation 5 at launch , making it one of a prime few title PS5 owner can play on November 12th . A tweet from the officialFortniteaccount also ensure that instrumentalist with Epic Games accounts would be able to carry over their forward motion and purchases to the PS5 .

While Epic Games confirmed during theSummer Games Festearlier this year thatFortnitewould be making its way to next - gen consoles , the biz still has n’t gotten a convinced ratification of a next - gen Xbox port . Fortnitewill make its fashion to the Xbox Series X / S eventually , and will more than probably be a launch championship as well , but it ’s nice to have substantiation ofFortniteon at least one next - gen weapons platform .

DespiteFortnitebeing several years old now ,   the optical timbre and uncloudedness of the gameplay show in the trailer is gorgeous . Everything from character models to The Island itself looks just a little crisper on the PS5 .   In another , more surprising graphic upgrade , Fortniteis also adding   Ray Tracing capabilitiesto make the biz look even more unreal on unexampled Nvidia GPUs .   It may not be the most impressive game at today ’s PS5 reveal by a long shot , butFortnite ’s presence on the next - gen console table is something that will likely make a lot of players that much more excited to pick one up .

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