How to Gift in Fortnite - Gifting System Now Available In-Game
By Ford James ·
When you buy something from the Fortnite store, you now have the option to gift it to somebody else on your friends list with the new Fortnite gifting system.
Is gifting out in Fortnite? It’s been in the game files for months and we’ve been expecting it to launch any day now for some time, but Fortnite gifting is finally here. It wasn’t featured in the patch notes, instead Epic has released an entirely separate blog post detailing how to gift in Fortnite. It’s important to note that Fortnite gifting isn’t available on any iOS devices though, because apparently “Apple’s policies prohibit it.”
“We know that many of you have been eagerly awaiting a gifting feature,” reads Epic’s blog post. “Today we're excited to announce that for a limited time we'll be offering it with the release of our 6.31 update! This initial gifting period will last one week after the release of the update.” This means that if you want to buy your friends any gifts from the store, make sure you get it in this week or you’ll miss out on the chance right now.
How to Gift in Fortnite
In order to send a friend a gift, navigate to the store and click on the item you want to purchase. You’ll be presented with the option to purchase it for yourself or send it to a friend. You can also add a custom message and the next time your friend logs in, they’ll receive the gift. Epic note at the bottom though that you can only send three gifts per day, and you need to ensure you have two-factor authentication set up on your account. You’ve also got to be friends with someone for at least 48 hours before you can send them a gift and vice versa. If you’re not keen on receiving gifts for whatever reason, then you can also disable gifts in your account settings.
In other Fortnite news besides learning how to gift, check out all of the leaked cosmetics as part of the v6.31 patch, along with the news that Fortnite has hit a total player count of 200 million.