"Fortnite" got its second patch of Season 8 earlier today, bringing gameplay updates and big changes to Battle Royale matchmaking.
Players on the Nintendo Switch will be matched with people playing on mobile devices for Battle Royale. Switch players were previously grouped with Xbox and PlayStation 4 players. Now,"Fortnite" will make crossplay mandatory for Xbox One and PlayStation 4 players who want to join Battle Royale matches. When"Fortnite" patch 8.10 went live earlier this morning it mixed the player pool of the two consoles together. In the past players could opt-in for crossplay, but were otherwise grouped with players on the same platform. Now if players want to join Battle Royale, the most popular mode, they'll need to accept crossplay as the new standard.
Because"Fortnite" already had optional crossplay, the change probably won't have much of an effect how the game plays. Players on Switch may have an easier time competing against primarily mobile players than they did facing players on PS4 and Xbox, but in the past Epic has said they are confident that"Fortnite" has skilled players across all platforms.Patch 8.01 adds style updates for six skins, and some new animations.