Epic Games' battle royaleFortnitecontinues to surprise its fans with the amount of crossover skins released during Chapter 2, Season 5: “Zero Point.“Ryu and Chun-Li fromStreet FighterjoinedFortniterecently in the footsteps of video game icons such asHalo’s Master Chief andGod of War’s Kratos, and there are rumors that Peter Griffin from the Fox animated sitcomFamily Guymay be added soon. However, the active playerbase brought in by these crossovers has noticed bugs, and Epic Games says a fix is in development for one such issue.
Following the introduction of Season 5 Week 12 challenges, which askFortniteplayers to visit Scenic Spot, Gorgeous Gorge, and Mount Kayalongside other tasks, GamesRadar reports that a number of players have encountered a bug preventing teams of two from playing more than one match together if they are using split-screen. For example, Reddit user Dwwtae posted about the issue to the r/FortNiteBR subreddit on February 17, saying the only solution they could find was closing and relaunching the game.
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Given other players have echoed the same sentiment, including a GamesRadar staffer, the publication reached out to Epic Games for a statement. A representative said it is “actively tracking this issue” and testing a fix. The Epic Games spokesperson said the issue is only affecting a small subset ofFortniteplayers, but that an update will be provided once it’s resolved.
As with most live-service titles,Fortniteis no stranger to bugs and glitches. Askin based on Predator added last monthwas glitched, for example, giving players the potential to turn invisible indefinitely. Trouble re-entering matches while playing with split-screen isn’t game breaking in the same way, but it’s certainly an annoying issue for people playing with their friends or family.
The popular battle royale is frequently susceptible to hackers as well as bugs. According to a recent study by Surfshark,Fortniteis the video game with the most hackersbased on YouTube hits for hacking-related videos, beating out its next-place competitionOverwatchby nearly three times.
Though issues with bugs and hackers are likely to remain asFortnitecontinues adding new content over time, Epic Games revealing its intent to actively quash those problems should be comforting for fans. The developer probably has a number of additional skins planned, and a recentfan theory suggests Kevin the Cube may return, so there is a lot to watch out for inFortnite.
Fortniteis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
