FORTNITE became popular among gamers when it was first released in 2017, with its several game modes and Battle Royales.
The free-to-play video game can be played on several platforms such as PC, Apple and Android devices, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch.
What is the GB size of Fortnite?
Before downloading Fortnite, make sure that your device can handle the Gigabyte (GB) size of the game.
The game comes in a different size on each device, as it is designed differently for each one.
If you are downloading it on your PC, it will be roughly the size of 17.5GB.
To play this videogame on a PC, you need to make sure that your hardware is strong enough to handle such size or else it will glitch.
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On an Xbox One, the size will be of about 16.8GB while it should take up roughly 7.5GB on a PS4.
The reason that it has a larger size on a PC is so that the graphics are made look good on a smaller screen too, like they would like when played using a console.
How often does Fortnite update?
Fortnite is considered to be an active development as Epic Games make sure to update the game regularly with new content and bug fixes.
These updates are called patches.
Epic Games release these patches every Tuesday at 4am Eastern Time in America.
That would see the UK being five hours ahead, so they should be released at 9am BST.
How big are Fortnite updates?
The updates for Fortnite always vary in size.
Sometimes the servers issue big updates which help enhance graphics, especially for PCs.
On the other hand, sometimes they release smaller updates which are either more advanced or maybe they haven’t had as much patches to release as the time before.
The Fortnite updates sizes vary from 2GB to 5GB.
How long will Fortnite take to update?
During these updates, Fortnite goes through a downtime in which the videogame cannot be used.
Hence why the early morning updates, because it should be less likely that gamers use the game at this time, as it is thought for them to be asleep.
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Normally and update takes from two to four hours.
They might take a bit more sometimes, especially for an end-of-season event.
