Both free and priority memberships have an equal chance of gaining access to the beta, but Nvidia says that spots are limited. Those interested in participating will need to create an Nvidia account and sign up for the waitlist, and sign up for a GeForce NOW membership. The game is going to be available on Android and iOS devices through browser integration.
There is a waitlist on the GeForce NOW website, and Nvidia says that players can register for free for a chance to play the new touch-control version of Fortnite on mobile devices. Nvidia today announced the upcoming release of a Fortnite limited time closed beta, which users can sign up for. More than a year later, Fortnite for mobile is nearly ready to launch. At the time, Nvidia said that it was working with Epic Games on a touch-friendly version of Fortnite that would run on the iPhone and iPad. Nvidia in November 2020 introduced Safari integration, allowing GeForce NOW's library of games to be played on iOS devices. GeForce NOW, Nvidia's streaming gaming service, will soon add Fortnite support, allowing Fortnite to be played through a browser on iOS devices with touch-based controls. Epic Games has found a workaround though, by partnering up with Nvidia. Epic Games lawsuit continuing on, there are no signs that Apple has any intention of allowing popular battle royale game Fortnite to return to the App Store on iPhone and iPad. NVIDIA has also announced that members who were part of the closed beta will be able to redeem a three-day Priority membership which unlocks better performance and extended gaming sessions.With the Apple vs. Gamers will of course need to have a GeForce Now membership in order to stream the game, so if you don’t have a membership yet, you can go to the GeForce Now website and sign up for one of several membership tiers. NVIDIA’s announcement follows Microsoft’s announcement earlier this month where the company revealed that Fortnite would be one of the titles that could be streamed through the Xbox Cloud Gaming service, so it looks like gamers who prefer the streaming method now have another option to choose from. The full launch - including the removal of the waitlist - follows a successful beta period in which more than 500,000 participants streamed over 4 million sessions to hundreds of mobile device types.” “Fortnite on GeForce NOW with touch controls on mobile is now available to all members, streaming through the Safari web browser on iOS and the GeForce NOW Android app. The company has announced that following the closed beta, Fortnite is now available to stream via its GeForce Now streaming platform. The company later introduced an alternative way of installing the game, but in case you are looking for another way of playing the game, NVIDIA’s got you covered.
Following Epic’s disagreement with how much of a cut companies like Google were taking from in-app purchases, the company removed Fortnite from the Play Store.