Playing Fortnite on iPhone will now be easier than ever with Xbox Cloud

Playing Fortnite on the iPhone or iPad has been an almost impossible task for the last few years. After the play of Epic Games against Apple, those from Cupertino decided to remove the game from the App Store, and it can be said that everyone lost. Epic Games lost the possibility of continuing to monetize the game on iOS devices, Apple was left without its commission and we players were left without being able to play on mobile phones. Luckily, Microsoft‘s cloud gaming has come to put a solution on the table .

Fortnite returns to iOS once and for all

Playing Fortnite on iPhone will now be easier
The relationship between Apple and Epic Games does not seem to improve in the coming years. For the same reason, we almost took it for granted that Fortnite would not return to the iPhone or iPad . But there was a small hope: cloud gaming . A few months ago, Nvidia put Fortnite back on the map thanks to GeForce Now, its cloud gaming service. GeForce Now is compatible with iOS devices, but the Battle Royale has only been released as a closed beta for select users.

This week, Xbox Cloud Gaming has stepped right up to GeForce Now. Fortnite is now available on Microsoft’s cloud gaming platform and for free . At the moment, you do not need to subscribe to any plan. This has been made possible thanks to a partnership between Epic Games and Microsoft.

The Battle Royale not only returns to iOS on this new platform. Xbox Cloud Gaming is also available on Android , so we will also be able to play on mobile phones and tablets that work with the Google operating system. We can also play from a browser either on a Windows PC or on a Mac , both old and new, with Apple M1 and its variants.

How to play Fortnite on xCloud?

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Well, the process is very simple. You will only need a Microsoft account . If you use Windows 10 or Windows 11, you probably already have it, since it is the data that you are asked for when you configure the computer for the first time.

Whether you want to play on a computer or on an iPhone or Android device, you’ll have to do it from the browser .

To get started, you have to go to this link .

  • Sign in with your Microsoft username.
  • Then you will return to the same screen. Simply click ‘ Play ‘.
  • A small loading screen will appear and the game will start. At this point, the wizard will ask you to connect a controller if you’re logging in from a computer. We have not been able to play with a keyboard, so it seems that the system asks to play with a controller so that all players are on equal terms. Something obvious, since mobile and tablet players will be playing with a touch interface.
  • Sign in with your Epic Games details and start playing. The speed and delay will depend on your Internet connection.

If you’ve gotten lost, here’s a quick video summary of the steps, but as you may have seen, it’s not lost.