Every Platform's Version Of Fortnite Ranked
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', 'Every
', "Platform's
", 'Version
', 'Of
', 'Fortnite
', 'Ranked
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', 'Shawn
', 'Farner
', '/
', 'Aug.
', '28,
', '2018
', '4:56
', 'pm
', 'EDT
', 'The
', 'year
', '2018
', 'has
', 'been
', 'crazy
', 'for
', 'Fortnite:
', 'Battle
', 'Royale
', '.
', 'The
', 'game
', 'seems
', 'to
', 'be
', 'on
', 'the
', 'tips
', 'of
', "everyone's
", 'tongues,
', 'and
', 'to
', 'its
', 'credit,
', 'Epic
', 'has
', 'done
', 'a
', 'fantastic
', 'job
', 'at
', 'creating
', 'and
', 'keeping
', 'buzz
', 'around
', 'the
', 'game
', 'alive
', '.
', 'But
', '2018
', "hasn't
", 'been
', 'huge
', 'for
', 'Fortnite
', 'just
', 'because
', 'of
', 'its
', 'upswing
', 'in
', 'popularity.
', 'The
', 'game
', 'also
', 'became
', 'available
', 'on
', 'three
', 'more
', 'platforms
', 'this
', 'year.
', "That's
", 'right.
', 'In
', 'addition
', 'to
', 'PC
', ',
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', ',
', 'and
', 'PlayStation
', '4
', ',
', 'you
', 'can
', 'now
', 'play
', 'Fortnite
', 'on
', 'Nintendo
', 'Switch
', ',
', 'iOS,
', 'and
', 'Android.
', 'And
', 'with
', 'so
', 'many
', 'versions
', 'of
', 'the
', 'game
', 'available
', 'across
', 'various
', 'platforms,
', 'it
', 'can
', 'be
', 'tough
', 'to
', 'choose
', 'the
', 'one
', 'that
', 'lines
', 'up
', 'with
', 'your
', 'needs.
', 'So
', "we're
", 'going
', 'to
', 'rank
', 'them
', 'all.
', "There's
", 'not
', 'a
', 'terrible
', 'flavor
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', ',
', 'per
', 'se.
', 'But
', 'some
', 'versions
', 'are
', 'better
', 'than
', 'others,
', 'and
', 'below,
', "we'll
", 'take
', 'a
', 'look
', 'at
', 'each
', 'one
', 'and
', 'hit
', 'you
', 'with
', 'the
', 'pros
', 'and
', 'cons.
', 'Because
', "let's
", 'be
', 'honest:
', 'the
', 'game
', 'is
', 'big
', 'enough
', 'that,
', 'if
', "you're
", 'not
', 'already
', 'a
', 'gamer,
', 'you
', 'might
', 'want
', 'to
', 'buy
', 'hardware
', 'just
', 'to
', 'play
', 'it.
', 'And
', "we'd
", 'like
', 'to
', 'help
', 'steer
', 'you
', 'in
', 'the
', 'right
', 'direction.
', 'Here
', 'is
', 'every
', "platform's
", 'version
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', 'ranked
', 'from
', 'worst
', 'to
', 'best.
', 'Android
', 'only
', 'recently
', 'got
', 'Fortnite
', '...
', 'and
', 'there
', 'are
', 'some
', 'kinks
', 'to
', 'work
', 'out
', 'Android
', 'Central
', 'Android
', 'users
', "who've
", 'been
', 'pining
', 'for
', 'some
', 'Fortnite
', 'action
', 'have
', 'likely
', 'encountered
', 'some
', 'scams
', 'along
', 'the
', 'way.
', 'For
', 'months,
', 'the
', 'game
', 'could
', 'only
', 'be
', 'played
', 'on
', 'mobile
', 'on
', 'iOS,
', 'leaving
', 'out-of-the-loop
', 'Android
', 'users
', 'wide
', 'open
', 'to
', 'nefarious
', 'schemes
', 'involving
', 'fake
', 'apps
', 'and
', 'data
', 'harvesting.
', 'No
', 'more.
', 'Fortnite
', 'is
', 'now
', 'officially
', 'on
', 'Android.
', 'That
', 'is,
', 'if
', 'you
', 'own
', 'one
', 'of
', 'the
', 'few
', 'supported
', 'devices.
', "That's
", 'right.
', 'For
', 'all
', 'the
', 'waiting,
', 'Fortnite
', 'still
', "isn't
", 'a
', 'freely
', 'downloadable
', 'Android
', 'game.
', 'It
', 'launched
', 'as
', 'a
', 'Samsung
', 'exclusive
', 'for
', 'a
', 'few
', 'days
', 'before
', 'making
', 'its
', 'way
', 'into
', 'a
', 'beta
', 'stage,
', 'but
', 'even
', 'that
', 'requires
', 'an
', 'invitation
', 'via
', '.
', 'No
', 'invite,
', 'no
', 'Fortnite
', '.
', 'And
', 'should
', 'you
', 'be
', 'lucky
', 'enough
', 'to
', 'get
', 'the
', 'game
', 'on
', 'your
', 'device,
', 'the
', 'result
', "won't
", 'leave
', 'you
', 'feeling
', 'all
', 'that
', 'impressed.
', 'Even
', 'if
', "you're
", 'fine
', 'with
', 'PlayStation-era
', 'graphics
', '—
', 'yes,
', 'the
', 'original
', 'PlayStation
', '—
', "you'll
", 'still
', 'have
', 'to
', 'contend
', 'with
', 'the
', 'slow
', 'touch
', 'controls
', 'and
', 'reduced
', '30
', 'frames-per-second
', 'framerate.
', 'Fortnite
', 'on
', 'Android
', 'is
', 'good
', 'in
', 'a
', 'pinch.
', 'But
', 'right
', 'now,
', "it's
", 'the
', 'worst
', 'way
', 'to
', 'play
', 'the
', 'game.
', 'iOS
', 'can
', 'be
', 'great
', 'or
', 'so-so
', 'for
', 'Fortnite,
', 'depending
', 'on
', 'your
', 'device
', '9to5
', 'Mac
', 'Say
', 'what
', 'you
', 'want
', 'about
', "Apple's
", 'ecosystem,
', 'but
', 'it
', 'makes
', 'optimizing
', 'apps
', 'a
', 'whole
', 'lot
', 'easier
', 'for
', 'developers.
', 'Case
', 'in
', 'point:
', 'Fortnite
', 'on
', 'iOS
', 'runs
', 'on
', 'the
', 'iPhone
', 'SE,
', 'the
', 'monster
', '12.9-inch
', 'iPad
', 'Pro,
', 'and
', 'every
', 'iOS
', '11-supported
', 'device
', 'in
', 'between
', '.
', 'That
', 'may
', 'seem
', 'like
', 'a
', 'lot,
', 'but
', 'when
', 'you
', 'consider
', 'every
', 'Android
', 'device
', 'out
', 'in
', 'the
', 'wild
', 'and
', 'the
', 'number
', 'of
', 'companies
', 'making
', 'Android
', 'phones,
', "Apple's
", 'iOS
', 'family
', 'seems
', 'rather
', 'small
', 'in
', 'comparison.
', 'Which
', 'is
', 'why,
', 'for
', 'Fortnite
', ',
', "you'll
", 'get
', 'the
', 'best
', 'smartphone
', 'or
', 'tablet
', 'experience
', 'on
', 'iOS.
', 'Now,
', 'the
', 'playability
', 'of
', 'the
', 'game
', 'will
', 'certainly
', 'differ
', 'depending
', 'on
', 'what
', 'you
', 'use.
', 'If
', 'you
', 'choose
', 'to
', 'use
', 'that
', 'smaller
', 'iPhone
', 'SE
', '—
', 'which
', 'is
', 'on
', 'par
', 'with
', 'the
', 'iPhone
', '6S
', 'in
', 'terms
', 'of
', 'power
', '—
', "you're
", 'going
', 'to
', 'take
', 'a
', 'hit
', 'on
', 'graphics,
', 'never
', 'mind
', 'the
', 'fact
', 'that
', 'the
', 'tiny
', 'screen
', 'makes
', 'play
', 'more
', 'difficult.
', 'Bump
', 'up
', 'to
', 'that
', 'larger
', 'iPad
', 'Pro,
', 'though,
', 'and
', "you'll
", 'not
', 'only
', 'get
', 'beefier
', 'specs
', '—
', 'which
', 'means
', 'increased
', 'viewing
', 'distances
', '—
', 'but
', 'a
', 'larger
', 'display,
', 'which
', 'makes
', 'spotting
', 'enemies
', 'even
', 'easier.
', 'The
', 'knock?
', 'All
', 'mobile
', 'versions
', '—
', 'both
', 'on
', 'Android
', 'and
', 'iOS
', '—
', 'are
', 'locked
', 'at
', '30
', 'frames
', 'per
', 'second.
', 'If
', 'you
', 'can
', 'handle
', 'the
', 'reduced
', 'frame
', 'rate,
', 'and
', 'again,
', 'the
', 'less-than-optimal
', 'touch
', 'controls,
', 'the
', 'iOS
', 'version
', 'should
', 'get
', 'you
', 'by.
', 'The
', 'Nintendo
', "Switch's
", 'version
', 'is
', 'saved
', 'by
', 'its
', 'controls
', 'Games
', 'Reviews
', 'It
', 'was
', 'tough
', 'trying
', 'to
', 'determine
', 'where
', 'the
', 'Switch
', 'version
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', 'fell
', 'on
', 'this
', 'list.
', 'Graphically,
', 'the
', 'game
', 'can
', 'actually
', 'look
', 'worse
', 'than
', 'the
', 'mobile
', 'versions
', 'on
', 'iOS
', 'and
', 'Android.
', 'This
', 'is
', 'because
', 'the
', 'Switch
', 'will
', 'sometimes
', 'drop
', 'resolution
', 'to
', 'keep
', 'its
', '30
', 'frames
', 'per
', 'second
', 'intact.
', 'And
', 'even
', 'when
', 'docked,
', 'the
', 'Switch
', 'version
', "isn't
", 'much
', 'to
', 'look
', 'at.
', 'But
', 'the
', 'Switch
', 'version
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', 'has
', 'something
', 'the
', 'other
', 'mobile
', 'versions
', "don't:
", 'joysticks
', 'and
', 'buttons
', '.
', 'If
', "you're
", 'someone
', 'who
', 'plays
', 'on
', 'the
', 'Xbox
', 'One,
', 'PlayStation
', '4,
', 'or
', 'even
', 'PC
', '(with
', 'a
', 'gamepad),
', "you'll
", 'feel
', 'right
', 'at
', 'home
', 'manipulating
', 'Fortnite
', 'on
', 'the
', 'Switch.
', 'The
', 'button
', 'layout
', 'is
', 'largely
', 'the
', 'same
', '
as
', 'the
', 'one
', 'used
', 'on
', 'other
', 'console
', 'versions,
', 'which
', 'means
', 'you
', "won't
", 'have
', 'to
', 'learn
', 'an
', 'entirely
', 'new
', 'scheme
', 'to
', 'get
', 'your
', 'Fortnite
', 'fix.
', 'Plus,
', 'you
', 'can
', 'join
', 'a
', 'party
', 'with
', 'friends
', 'on
', 'other
', 'consoles
', 'and
', 'not
', 'feel
', 'like
', 'a
', 'complete
', 'hindrance.
', 'With
', 'touch
', 'controls,
', "you'd
", 'be
', 'far
', 'more
', 'likely
', 'to
', 'die
', 'at
', 'the
', 'hands
', 'someone
', 'using
', 'a
', 'gamepad
', 'or
', 'a
', 'keyboard.
', 'The
', 'Switch
', 'version
', "isn't
", 'pretty
', 'by
', 'any
', 'means.
', 'But
', 'if
', 'you
', 'want
', 'Fortnite
', 'on
', 'the
', 'go
', '—
', 'and
', 'you
', "don't
", 'have
', 'a
', 'worthy
', 'laptop
', '—
', "it's
", 'the
', 'best
', 'option.
', 'PlayStation
', '4
', 'plays
', 'a
', 'good-looking
', 'version
', 'of
', 'Fortnite,
', 'but
', 'with
', 'a
', 'huge
', 'caveat
', 'Gear
', 'Nuke
', "Here's
", 'where
', 'things
', 'start
', 'to
', 'get
', 'a
', 'lot
', 'better
', 'in
', 'the
', 'world
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', '.
', 'The
', 'PlayStation
', '4
', '—
', 'whether
', "you're
", 'speaking
', 'about
', 'the
', 'base
', 'system
', 'or
', 'the
', 'upgraded
', 'PS4
', 'Pro
', '—
', 'offers
', 'a
', 'far
', 'better
', 'experience
', 'than
', 'anything
', "you'll
", 'find
', 'on
', 'mobile
', 'or
', 'on
', 'Switch.
', 'The
', 'game
', 'hits
', 'much
', 'higher
', 'frame
', 'rates
', 'and
', 'resolutions,
', 'shooting
', 'for
', '60
', 'FPS
', 'while
', 'targeting
', '1080p
', 'on
', 'both
', 'the
', 'PS4
', 'and
', 'PS4
', 'Pro.
', 'And
', 'traditional
', 'controls
', 'just
', 'feel
', 'better
', 'for
', 'a
', 'game
', 'with
', 'so
', 'much
', 'shooting
', 'involved.
', 'But
', 'the
', 'cross-play
', 'debacle
', 'Sony
', 'created
', 'is
', 'a
', 'huge
', 'problem
', '.
', 'The
', 'beauty
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', 'is
', 'how
', 'it
', 'seems
', 'to
', 'exist
', 'everywhere
', 'for
', 'all
', 'people.
', 'You
', 'can,
', 'for
', 'instance,
', 'hop
', 'into
', 'a
', 'game
', 'on
', 'your
', 'PS4
', 'with
', 'your
', 'little
', 'cousin
', 'who
', 'plays
', 'on
', 'iPad.
', 'But
', 'what
', 'you
', "can't
", 'do,
', 'right
', 'now,
', 'is
', 'use
', 'your
', 'PS4
', 'to
', 'play
', 'with
', 'anyone
', 'on
', 'Switch
', 'or
', 'Xbox
', 'One.
', 'Even
', 'worse:
', 'you
', "can't
", 'share
', 'your
', 'Fortnite
', 'progress
', 'with
', 'those
', 'consoles.
', 'If
', "you're
", 'the
', 'owner
', 'of
', 'both
', 'a
', 'PS4
', 'and
', 'Switch,
', "you'll
", 'need
', 'to
', 'maintain
', 'two
', 'separate
', 'Epic
', 'accounts
', 'and
', 'Fortnite
', 'characters
', 'across
', 'the
', 'two
', 'systems.
', 'Once
', "you've
", 'signed
', 'in
', 'on
', 'a
', 'PS4,
', 'the
', 'account
', 'is
', 'tainted
', 'forever.
', 'It
', "can't
", 'be
', 'used
', 'on
', 'an
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'or
', 'Switch.
', "It's
", 'stuck.
', "It's
", 'a
', 'stance
', 'that
', 'has
', 'to
', 'change,
', 'and
', 'until
', 'it
', 'does,
', 'you
', 'should
', 'think
', 'long
', 'and
', 'hard
', 'about
', 'signing
', 'into
', 'your
', 'Fortnite
', 'account
', 'on
', 'your
', 'PS4.
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'plays
', 'nice
', 'with
', 'others,
', 'and
', 'could
', 'have
', 'the
', 'best-looking
', 'console
', 'edition
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', 'Eurogamer
', 'The
', 'story
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', 'on
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'is
', 'wildly
', 'dependent
', 'on
', 'which
', 'version
', 'of
', 'the
', 'system
', 'you
', 'have
', '.
', 'Are
', 'you
', 'the
', 'owner
', 'of
', 'a
', 'launch
', 'Xbox
', 'One?
', "You're
", 'not
', 'going
', 'to
', 'do
', 'as
', 'well
', 'in
', 'the
', 'graphics
', 'department
', 'as
', 'you
', 'would
', 'on
', 'any
', 'PlayStation
', '4.
', "You'll
", 'still
', 'get
', '60
', 'frames
', 'per
', 'second
', 'in
', 'Battle
', 'Royale
', ',
', 'but
', "you'll
", 'usually
', 'be
', 'playing
', 'at
', 'a
', 'resolution
', 'of
', '792p.
', 'Are
', 'you
', 'gaming
', 'on
', 'the
', 'much-improved
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'X?
', 'Then
', "you'll
", 'get
', 'the
', 'best
', 'home
', 'console
', 'version
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', ',
', 'with
', 'the
', 'game
', 'usually
', 'hitting
', '1440p
', 'and
', '60
', 'FPS.
', 'But
', 'the
', 'best
', 'part
', 'about
', 'playing
', 'on
', 'Xbox
', 'One?
', 'The
', 'console
', "won't
", 'lock
', 'your
', 'Fortnite
', 'account
', 'down.
', 'In
', 'case
', 'you
', "couldn't
", 'tell
', 'from
', 'the
', 'PlayStation
', '4
', 'section
', 'above,
', 'the
', 'whole
', 'Fortnite
', 'cross-play
', 'scandal
', 'is
', 'a
', 'big
', 'deal
', '.
', 'And
', 'Microsoft
', 'and
', 'Nintendo,
', 'to
', 'their
', 'credits,
', 'have
', 'come
', 'down
', 'on
', 'the
', 'good
', 'side
', 'of
', 'the
', 'issue.
', 'The
', 'base
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'may
', 'not
', 'play
', 'Fortnite
', 'as
', 'pretty
', 'as
', 'the
', 'base
', 'PS4,
', 'but
', "it's
", 'hard
', 'to
', 'argue
', 'that
', 'the
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'enables
', 'gamers
', 'to
', 'experience
', 'a
', 'better
', 'version
', 'of
', 'Fortnite
', 'thanks
', 'to
', 'its
', 'cross-platform
', 'play
', 'and
', 'save
', 'features.
', 'The
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'and
', 'PS4
', 'would
', 'be
', 'incredibly
', 'close
', 'if
', 'not
', 'for
', 'the
', 'cross-play
', 'issue.
', 'But
', 'it
', 'exists,
', 'and
', 'because
', 'of
', 'it,
', 'the
', 'Xbox
', 'One
', 'gets
', 'the
', 'nod
', 'over
', 'the
', 'PS4.
', 'PC
', 'offers
', 'the
', 'definitive
', 'Fortnite
', 'experience
', 'Polygon
', 'You
', 'had
', 'to
', 'see
', 'this
', 'one
', 'coming.
', 'PC
', 'is
', 'the
', 'bar-none
', 'best
', 'way
', 'to
', 'play
', 'Fortnite
', ',
', 'period.
', "Let's
", 'talk
', 'about
', 'customizing
', 'your
', 'experience,
', 'for
', 'instance.
', 'Do
', 'you
', 'want
', 'to
', 'play
', 'in
', '4K?
', 'Or
', 'on
', 'a
', '2560p
', 'widescreen
', 'display?
', 'If
', 'you
', 'have
', 'the
', 'right
', 'monitor,
', 'you
', 'can
', 'do
', 'it.
', 'Do
', 'you
', 'want
', '"Epic"
', 'settings
', 'on
', 'everything?
', 'Do
', 'you
', 'want
', 'to
', 'see
', 'enemies
', 'on
', 'screen
', 'way
', 'before
', 'they
', 'see
', 'you?
', 'If
', 'your
', 'rig
', 'has
', 'a
', 'powerful
', 'graphics
', 'card,
', 'it
', 'can
', 'be
', 'done.
', 'And
', 'do
', 'you
', 'want
', 'to
', 'use
', 'a
', 'keyboard
', 'and
', 'mouse
', 'for
', 'the
', 'ultimate
', 'in
', 'precision?
', 'Or
', 'pair
', 'a
', 'gamepad
', 'to
', 'a
', 'gaming
', 'laptop
', 'and
', 'play
', 'console-quality
', 'Fortnite
', 'on
', 'the
', 'train?
', 'The
', 'decision
', 'is
', 'yours
', 'to
', 'make.
', 'Fortnite
', 'started
', 'out
', 'as
', 'a
', 'PC-exclusive
', 'game
', ',
', 'and
', 'it
', 'should
', 'come
', 'as
', 'no
', 'surprise
', 'that
', 'the
', 'best
', 'version
', 'of
', 'the
', 'game
', 'lives
', 'on
', 'that
', 'platform.
', 'The
', 'building,
', 'the
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