How to Play With Friends on Fortnite
When you play Fortnite on a console, you immediately have the option to team with friends who also use that console. For example, if you’re playing on Xbox One, you can invite your Xbox Network friends. PlayStation 4 owners can play with their PlayStation Network friends. Fortnite is a cross-platform game, which means that PC players can play with Xbox players, Nintendo Switch players can play with mobile players, and so on. To play with a friend who’s using a different platform, you need to add them through Fortnite or the Epic Games launcher PC app.
How to Add Friends on Fortnite
Fortnite makes it easy to send friend requests to friends on other platforms, and you can also send them to people you have played with recently. Here’s how to add friends on Fortnite:
Can You Add Fortnite Friends From Outside of Fortnite?
When you add friends on Fortnite, you’re adding them to your Epic Games account. Epic is the developer and publisher of Fortnite, and they have a PC app that acts as a launcher for the PC version of Fortnite and a store in which you can buy other titles. If you have a friend who plays Fortnite, and you want to add them to play later without actually launching the game, use the Epic Games app on your PC. Using this method, if you’re playing a different game on your console, you don’t have to launch Fortnite just to add someone. Adding friends through the Epic launcher lets you easily play cross-platform with all your friends, regardless of whether they play on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, PC, or mobile. To add a Fortnite friend through the Epic Games launcher, click Friends > Add a Friend. Enter the other player’s email address, and then click Send.
