Fortnite Switch crossplay now defaults to mobile devices. PS4 and Xbox One players can only be matched with by being in parties with players on those consoles. Fortnite’s performance on Switch may be the cause for the matchmaking changes.
FortniteSwitch crossplay has been altered considerably thanks to the game’s latest patch. Fortnite update 8.10 altered crossplay matchmaking, putting Switch players in the same matchmaking pool as mobile devices. Epic Games said the change is to improve the per game experience for mobile and Switch players.
Fortnite Switch crossplay underwent these changes with the latest patch. Mobile and Switch matchmaking pools are now combined, whereas Switch had been pooled with Xbox One and PS4 before.
