Fortnite has temporarily disabled Precision Air Strike in the game's Battle Royale mode, following the emergence of an issue. The notably powerful offensive item was only recently added to Fortnite as part of the Chapter 6 Season 4 update.
Alongside the many features in the latest seasonal update, Precision Air Strikes were introduced exclusively in Fortnite's Battle Royale mode. While the season in general kicked off on August 7, this particular ability to call in help from above was integrated into the mode on August 26. As initially expected, this Legendary consumable item emerged as a highly powerful option in the game, with a growing number of players adopting it into their strategy. However, as quickly as its popularity shot up, an issue associated with it apparently surfaced as well.
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Fortnite's Precision Air Strikes Are Temporarily Disabled
Via the Fortnite Status handle on Twitter, it was revealed that Fortnite's new Precision Air Strike feature for the Battle Royale mode was being taken down for an unknown period of time. Without going into the specifics, the devs shared that the decision was down to an undisclosed issue they had been actively working on. Keeping this in mind, fans of the new consumable will likely have to wait patiently for a follow-up announcement, which the Twitter post reassured was coming once the item is back up and running again. In the comments, several fans noted their preference for Precision Air Strike and urged the devs to provide an ETA for its return, but to no avail thus far.
Interestingly, Fortnite's announcement attracted a bunch of early adopters of Precision Air Strike in the comments. A few of them shared videos showing a player taking out multiple enemies in one fell swoop, with the press of a button. Such gameplay instances suggest that balancing issues could be what the devs are currently working to address in these air strikes. Alternatively, the pause could also be to resolve a glitch that apparently offered Fortnite players an indefinite number of uses for the same Precision Air Strike.
Besides smoothing the rough edges in its extremely popular online shooter, Epic Games has also been looking forward to Fortnite becoming available to play on Discord next. This unusual arrangement will be made possible thanks to the social media app's partnership with Nvidia GeForce Now, which will allow its users to play the game right from the cloud without any prior downloads.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- September 26, 2017
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Epic Games
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- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms (except iOS/Mac)
- Cross Save
- Via Epic Account
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- PC Release Date
- September 26, 2017
- Xbox Series X|S Release Date
- November 10, 2020
- PS5 Release Date
- November 12, 2020
- Nintendo Switch Release Date
- June 12, 2018
- Nintendo Switch 2 Release Date
- June 5, 2025
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC, Android, iOS
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-4 players (certain modes)
- X|S Optimized
- YES
