Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're going to be doing a discussion regarding
the really exciting future of console Fortnite.
I used to do videos like this all the time
where I basically just talk about a specific
topic that I find interesting, and even though
I stopped for a bit this video will be one
of those. There are two really major events
coming up in the next few weeks and months
that are going to totally change console Fortnite,
and I'd even argue all of Fortnite in general.
So, without further ado, let's get right into
it.
Alright, so the first and most obvious event
that is going to totally re-define console
Fortnite is the release of next-gen consoles.
I feel like PlayStation and Cbox both really
aren't doing a great job of hyping it up,
so it may seem kinda surreal that the release
of both those next-gen consoles is pretty
much right around the corner. And that's kinda
funny because speaking of them not doing a
great job of hyping it up, we still somehow
don't know the exact release date yet for
either of the consoles. The only sort of general
time frame we've been given is holiday season
2020, and that can mean different things to
different people, but in my opinion that covers
roughly the end of October to the end of December.
And to be a bit more specific, even though
as I said nothing is confirmed at all yet,
based on the date of release for the previous
generation consoles, it seems like right around
the beginning to middle of November is a relatively
safe bet. It is definitely possible that it
gets delayed due to all the crazy stuff going
on in the world right now, but I would guess
a delay would've been announced by now if
that was the case. So this video is going
to be uploaded at the very end of August,
so if that November release date ends up being
true, we're really only 2 to 2 and half months
away at this point. Now, I know that the majority
of people won't get either console right away
because it is going to cost a good amount
of money. Again, even though there has been
a ton of speculation and some bootleg leaks,
we also don't even know what the price of
the consoles are going to be. There was a
rumor that it was going to be $700 that got
a lot of people angry but then it was revealed
to be fake, then there was another one for
$500, I think I saw one that said they were
both going to be $600, so even though nobody
knows it is definitely going to be in that
general range, and I don't think anyone would
debate that's a lot of money. So the PS5 and
Xbox series X are going to change console
Fortnite dramatically for a few different
reasons. The first, most obvious, and most
important one is the increased FPS that it
is going to run Fortnite at. No matter what
model of Xbox One or PS4 you had, you were
hard-capped at 60 FPS, and a lot of the times
you didn't even get that. My friends with
the older generation Xboxes claimed that they
probably averaged about 50-55 during normal
parts of the game, and even if you had the
most advanced model of the last generation
consoles, during end games or just chaotic
fights in general, you were gonna drop from
the high 50s/60 down to at least the 40s and
sometimes even the 30s. And it should go without
saying that FPS is absolutely massive in a
game like Fortnite that revolves a lot around
small precise movements while doing things
like aiming and editing. Now, it's expected
and I believe even confirmed at this point
that both the Series X and PS4 will be able
to run Fortnite at 120 FPS, so double what
the Xbox One and PS5 gets. So no matter what
this going to be a huge boost that is going
to make Fortnite significantly smoother and
easier to play on console, but this doesn't
tell the whole story. Probably the biggest
question I have for next-generation console
Fortnite is pretty much: Just because it maxes
out at 120 FPS, does that mean it's going
to consistently stay at or at least very near
120 FPS. Is it going to be the same deal as
with the current-gen on consoles where yeah
you might get 120 FPS when nothing is going
on, but the second any action starts going
down, it's going to drop like a rock. Now
I don't really know console hardware all that
well so I'm not gonna provide any kind of
personal opinion to try to answer that question,
but here's what I will say. A few weeks ago
I watched 1-2 videos from some tech channels
that seemed to be made by very smart dudes
who knew what they were talking about, and
the general theme in what they said is that
the spec of both next-gen consoles were actually
better than what they were expecting, and
in their opinion based on those specs, a consistent
120 FPS should be achievable for most games.
To be fair they didn't specifically mention
Fortnite and I'm sure during super crazy situations
like competitive end games you will still
see a huge dip, but as long as these consoles
can mostly stay in the 100-120 FPS range,
I can't even put into words how big of an
improvement that is over the current FPS on
console. Some people may say "oh going from
60 to 120 is no big deal when most PC players
are on 200-250" but I would actually kinda
disagree. Of course that extra 100+ FPS is
a huge deal, but extra FPS does kinda have
diminishing returns. Going from 60 to 120
is wayyyy more noticeable than going from
120 to 180 or 180 to 240. So PC players will
still definitely be at an advantage, but that
gap is now a lot smaller between the 2 platforms.
Another really important question about next-gen
console Fortnite is will Epic finally allow
console players to customize their graphic
settings. This is something that console players
have been begging for since about season 5
or so, maybe even earlier than that. I don't
claim to understand game development at all
so maybe this plain and simple wasn't possible,
but it never made sense to me that console
was forced to play on high-resolution graphics,
and forced to play with shadows on. It's very
likely that if PS4 and Xbox players were allowed
to lower their graphic settings like you can
on PC, their would've been way less FPS dropping
below 60. So maybe this is just a bit of wishful
thinking, but here's my theory: Maybe Fortnite
didn't want to add graphics customization
options to PS4 and Xbox because they knew
the next-gen consoles were right around the
corner. So now, Epic can kind of market graphic
customization options as one of the main reasons
to upgrade your console. Or as I alluded to
earlier, maybe it's not some conspiracy theory,
maybe it just legitimately wasn't possible
on the old hardware but on the new consoles
it will be. Another major question that I
have regarding next-gen Fortnite is what does
Epic plan to do for competitive. Over the
past 5-6 months or so, Epic has sort of changed
their competitive philosophy on console players
specifically. It used to be "Hey we know you're
at a disadvantage, but all of our tournaments
are going to combine every platform together
and that's the end of it." But now, you're
seeling console only cash cups pretty much
every week, you're seeing a lot of daily cups
that are console only, and even FNCS had a
console and mobile event with an equal prize
pool to the PC one. But now that some console
players are going to be on 120 FPS while the
rest are on 60, is that philosophy going to
change at all? My personal guess would that
they're going to keep it the same as it is
right now. And I think that would be kinda
unfortunate because the players who get the
new consoles would just have an absolutely
massive advantage over the people still on
60 FPS. So even though there are still a ton
of questions to be asked about the impact
the next-gen consoles are going to have on
console Fortnite, I'm really excited to see
what ends up happening.
The other topic I wanna quickly discuss towards
the end of this video is one that effects
competitive console Fortnite specifically,
and that's Epic's little feud with apple and
its impacts on mobile players. In case you
somehow missed it Epic and Apple are basically
going to court and Fortnite is one of the
central themes of Epic's lawsuit. And because
of that, unless something dramatically changes
in the next 48 hours or so which I doubt,
iPad and iPhone players will not be able to
update their game for season 4, and because
of that, they won't be able to play with the
rest of the Fortnite population. So, something
that became really popular as soon as console
and mobile go their own FNCS was console players
switching to iPad because to the extra FPS
and extra FOV. I saw a crazy picture on Twitter
a few weeks ago that showed the final leaderboard
for an FNCS qualifier week, and like 15 out
of the top 20 players were on iPad. But as
I just mentioned, because of the lawsuit that's
no longer going to be an option going forward.
So here's basically how I think competitive
console Fortnite is going to play out for
the next few months. For the for season 4
since he new consoles probably won't be out
yet, it'll be a totally fair playing ground
for the first time in a while. But then once
November/December rolls around you're really
gonna need to upgrade if you want to have
any realistic chance. And that does definitely
suck, but a $500-$600 console is just a lot
more realistic than a $1500-$2000 gaming PC
for the majority of people.
So, I hope you guys enjoyed this video and
if you watched the entire thing be sure to
let me know with a comment down in the comment
section below. I wanna ask 2 questions here,
first off do you plan on buying the PS5 or
Xbox Series X, and second do you think you're
going to get the console the first few days
or weeks, or are you going to have to wait
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