Perhaps more free-to-play titles like Fortnite will eventually arrive on Game Pass so non-subscribers can enjoy those as well.Will the Steam Deck support Fortnite? Tim Sweeney says no Of course, to do this, players will need to be a subscriber to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate. With all of this setup, players now have a fully-functioning Xbox Cloud Gaming application on their Steam Deck through the Edge browser, which they can also use to play any cloud-ready Game Pass titles. This is why Microsoft insists players change their controller configurations for the Edge application within Steam. Although, they will need an external controller of some kind in order to play. Players don't need a Game Pass subscription in order to play Fortnite on the cloud, as it's a free-to-play title. Among these selections, players can find Fortnite and launch it from right there in the browser.
From here, players can go to /play, sign in to their Microsoft account, and browse the Xbox Cloud Gaming selections. Once all of this is done, players should be able to click on the Microsoft Edge app in their Steam Library to launch the browser.
According to Microsoft themselves, all players need is a legitimate Microsoft account and their Steam Deck. However, for Steam Deck users, there's no subscription needed in order to access the service.
This cloud-based service is usually a free commodity for subscribers to Xbox Game Pass Ultimate.
How to play Fortnite on Steam DeckĪfter Steam Deck's initial launch, Microsoft announced that Fortnite would be launching on Xbox Cloud Gaming. However, there is one simple workaround for users to play Fortnite right from their Steam Deck. Now Playing: Steam Deck - Everything To Know By clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's