Fortnite on Switch 2 is worse than mine before, but it's a huge upgrade for the Switch player
Blog Andrew Joseph 07 Jun , 2025 0

one FortniteThe biggest advantage is its scalability. You can run it on a high-end PC or a year-old phone that plays either way. Players on all platforms can attend parties and attend Grand Royal, Creative, Creative Festival, or almost everything else the game has to offer – Thousand Shows Save World Mode – Every player gets a performance and visual experience tailored to their platform. Among many other reasons, it found such lasting success, which is key. You are not locked based on where you play.
I still want that high-end experience for my taste, so I mostly play Fortnite on PC or Xbox Series X. Switch 2 players have now joined Fray as the latest platform for hosting the Epic Everything game, and although it's a relegation for Switch 2 players for someone like me, it's a step forward.
Playing Fortnite on Switch 2 is almost the first time I've played anything on Nintendo's new hybrid console – Guaranteed Madden 26 days ago. Like that experience, I found that Fortnite couldn't keep up with the Xbox Series X|S or PS5. The texture is obviously blurred. The pop-up of distant objects is common, just like when trees slide onto an island. The role model lacks the same fidelity of other major consoles. At first, this angered me. I think a new console should move the needle. If I can't even provide experience with five years of experience elsewhere, why am I crazy chasing a Switch 2 for sale for sale?
Of course, Nintendo is the reason. Like the original switch, Switch 2 does not attempt to achieve performance parity with other consoles. The Switch debut is essentially something Nintendo is clearer than ever that it is not interested in the graphic weapons competition with Sony and Microsoft, and I can't really blame it given the success of its machine. Switch 2 will certainly bring the needle closer to those consoles, but will certainly fall behind.

But when I played more Fortnite on Switch 2, two things started to change my mind. For one, the handheld mode hides some of the above spots. Texture loyalty is barely noticeable when I play the game in my hands. The same is true for role models. My skins of all kinds – I wish I could never calculate the real cost – look totally acceptable in handheld mode of the Switch 2. Whether I play on the monitor or in my hands, the game offers a smooth 60fps frame rate.
I often feel that I can't easily distinguish the difference between 4K and 1080p. If I focus on finding it, I'll find it, but in a typical playback course, this is the 60 frames I really requested because it's something I noticed effortlessly. This is where Fortnite really succeeds on Switch 2. The game looks terrible on the Switch and can be outspoken. This is no longer the case. On Switch 2, frame rates have improved a long way and ultimately helped me forgive some of the other shortcomings compared to my preferred platform.
I said two things changed my mind about Fortnite on Switch 2. The other is the Lego Odyssey. The Survival Making game debuted in Fortnite's huge 2023 update looks great on Switch 2, and it's the most important console out there for me. Once I played Lego Odyssey on Switch 2, my frustration quickly disappeared. While I joined them on Xbox, I imagined my kids playing this mode next to the couch, and I'm sure the use cases are popular for families playing games together.
Fortnite has been reinventing itself for years. With the Unreal Editor of Fortnite Overhaul Creative Mode, music integration in the form of Fortnite Festival and a new mode that allows players to hold dance parties with Sabrina Carpenter, as well as a wealth of autumn guys and LEGO games, Fortnite wasn't a battle contest game for a long time. This is still the most popular mode today, but the sum of other almost unlimited games in the game is the large number of games young players are playing when they start the game.
The Switch 2 won't be my place to play Fortnite Battle Royale, but it will certainly be my kid's go-to platform when I want to play Lego games, music games or anything creative offers. Anyway, it looks much better than the potato version running on the original switch. I hope players who are isolated in Nintendo's ecosystem are impressed by Fortnite on Switch 2, even if I and others recognize this is still a technical half-step at the level of detail we've been enjoying since 2020.