Fortniteknown battle royalenow has a new season called Mega Cut cyberpunk. In addition to the content itself, Windows users should be careful because the minimum required system version is now 10, so Windows 7 and Windows 8 are no longer officially supported.

The end of support for Windows 7 and Windows 8 in Fortnite should not come as a surprise to those who closely follow the development of the video game, as Epic Games expected it and warned last December, before the release of the season. 2 chapters 4 ( Mega). It is important to note that this is official support, so it is possible that some users may continue to run Fortnite o mentioned versions of Windows, but Epic Games will not be responsible if any problem is found.

As previously announced, starting with Battle Royale Chapter 4 Season 2, players will need to use Windows 10 or higher to continue playing Fortnite natively on PC in an officially supported way. Windows 7 and 8 will not be officially supported in Fortnite. pic.twitter.com/9XwyIBATwD

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As an alternative to running locally on Windows 7 or Windows 8, Epic Games recommended using the service on streaming NVIDIA GeForce Now. Another way is to update the operating system or install Windows 10which does not carry the limitations or problems of version 11 and therefore can be installed on BIOS machines and legacy UEFI machines without problems, except that it has support until at least 2025 and is current terrain level requirements for the game. Of course, we have to remind you that the Redmond giant is already maneuvering to end its penultimate PC operating system.

This change to Windows support should not affect other platforms for which it is available Fortnite, including macOS, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation, Xbox and Android, as well as GeForce Now and Xbox Cloud Gaming streaming services. The game isn’t available on iOS after Epic Games tried to circumvent the AppStore’s strict rules, so you’ll have to pull up one of the aforementioned streaming services for Apple’s mobile operating system.