Ninja Wants Cross Platform Lobbies for Competitive Fortnite Events

The ability for players to play Fortnite with each other on multiple platforms has been a major factor in the rise of success that Epic Games has seen for its popular battle royale game.

However, the inclusivity that Epic Games desires for its competitive events by allowing players on all platforms to compete, such as the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series, that features players playing for hundreds of thousands of dollars has led to some controversy regarding solo competitions.

The biggest example of this came in Week 2 of the Summer Skirmish Series where PS4 player iDropz_Bodies was criticized for his first place finish, as community members pointed to him playing on PS4 in lobbies that are thought to contain less skilled players than PC lobbies, while also accusing the player of cheating and using a keyboard and mouse on his PS4.

While Epic Games cleared iDropz_Bodies of any wrongdoing, their response stating that the use of keyboard and mouse on console, which is widely accepted as given a distinct advantage over players using a controller, is not against the rules of the Fortnite Summer Skirmish Series led to a great deal of frustration within the community. Individuals pointed out that players who are invited to future events of the eight week $8,000,000 event might utilize keyboard and mouse on console in order to have a better chance at winning. 

Well known Fortnite Twitch streamer Ninja recently addressed the issue of Epic Games wanting all platforms to be involved with the professional scene by stating that if Epic truly believes that players on all platforms are all as skilled as one another then cross-platform play should be implemented for future competitive events that utilize solo competition formats where collecting a large amount of kills is the main focus.

Doing this, according to Ninja, will allow for players on all platforms to show that they are as good as one another on a fair and level playing field by allowing them to play against one another. 

 Do you agree with Ninja in that competitive Fortnite events that focus on solo competitions with collecting a alrge number of kills as the main focus should have cross-platform lobbies enabled? Let us know in the comments below!

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