Fortnite Ends Support for Windows 7 and 8

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Epic Games announced that it will no longer keep supporting Fortnite for players that run the game on either Windows 7 or Windows 8. There is no doubt that Fortnite has grown drastically over the years. It's a game that's constantly receiving maintenance patches, hot fixes, and content updates to keep it bug-free and as entertaining as possible for its fans.

A few years have gone by, and Fortnite has reached entirely new dimensions, especially when compared to its first chapter. Both the competitive Fortnite scene and the creative game modes have taken off and reached new highs. However, these improvements have also made it much more demanding for the systems that run it. Chapter 4 Season 2 has just been released, and to start off the season the game had to receive a massive update for players on all platforms.

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This new season has added a huge POI named Mega City and made significant changes to the map that require a lot from certain computers. As Epic Games had previously disclosed, some changes would have to be made regarding support for legacy operating systems. This means that gamers that use Windows 7 and Windows 8 on their computers will no longer be able to play Fortnite as the game no longer supports older operating systems.

There is another way to play the game, so all hope is not lost for players that want to keep their systems as they are at the moment. With Nvidia GeForce Now, players can keep on playing Fortnite using their Windows 7 and Windows 8 PCs via streaming. Of course, it will be a slightly different experience compared to native support for the game, but it is still a great alternative way to run the game. Nvidia GeForce Now is a cloud-based