Epic has added a new split-screen feature to Fortnite in its latest update and, thanks to this guide, you'll soon learn how and when you can use it.

Video game and platform developers should be at least partly focused on having as many gamers playing their products together as possible. However, up until very recently, some companies appeared to be deadset against exactly that. Despite continued clamoring from gamers, certain entities held firm and refused to allow cross-platform play, thus blocking one massive group of gamers from playing with another.

Fortnite became so big in such a short amount of time that it soon wielded enough power to break down that barrier. The game is available across pretty much every platform imaginable, and players can all play together in harmony regardless of their chosen device. Fortnite is dedicated to having as many people play together as possible, and its developers have shown that emphasis yet again via this week's update.

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Version 11.30 has brought with it a split-screen feature that is available for Fortnite players who want to play together locally. Online play has led to the traditional form of multiplayer being left in the past to some degree, so it's encouraging to see it recognized by Fortnite. It's pretty easy to initiate and use too, although there are some understandable caveats to the addition of split-screen to Fortnite.

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To play split-screen on Fortnite, all players need to do is fire up an extra controller and a prompt will appear. The prompt will ask the second player to hold down a button, depending on which platform they're using, to join the lobby. Speaking of platform, here comes one of those aforementioned caveats. As of right now, Fortnite's split-screen feature is only available on Xbox One and PlayStation 4.

There is also a second caveat and it makes a lot of sense. Players can only initiate split-screen in Duos or Squads, as allowing the use of the new feature in Solos would cause far too many problems. Screen watching, one player letting their friend eliminate them for an easy kill, or some might even fire up a second controller with no one at the helm for an even easier elimination. Restricting it to Duos and Squads circumvents all of those problems.

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