Epic has released a new post today outlining all of the improvements for Fortnite on Nintendo Switch 2, detailing a number of technical upgrades for the game on the System. It now runs at full 60 frames per second at a higher resolution and mouse controls are coming via patch 36.00 among other changes.
List of Fortnite Nintendo Switch 2 improvements
- 60 FPS
- Higher resolution (2176×1224 docked, 1600×900 undocked)
- Greater view distances (See more things in the distance)
- Higher-quality textures, higher-quality shadows, and higher-quality water rendering (nice water)
- Clothing physics enabled
- The Replay system is here — relive your best Battle Royale matches from another perspective!
- Capture video clips using the Capture button
- GameChat supported — stream your Fortnite gameplay with up to three other friends
- For the hardcore tech folks: full “desktop” renderer, high-detail geometry, distance field ambient occlusion in docked mode, shadow casting point lights, high-quality effects
- Mouse controls supported with Joy-Con 2 (Starting June 7)
It needs to be noted that Save the World cannot be accessed on Nintendo Switch 2, while everything else can be played and Epic has also confirmed that Nintendo Switch controllers can be played with Fortnite on Nintendo Switch 2 including the Pro Controller.
In addition, Fortnite players can get their hands on a Wishing Star Emote when they first log into Fornite on Nintendo Switch 2, which will be available until March 31, 2026.
