Fortnite showing wrong gamer name and can't play on different profile

Discus and support Fortnite showing wrong gamer name and can't play on different profile in XBoX Games and Apps to solve the problem; We recently purchased an XBox One. We have 3 different profiles, mine being the one associated with Gold. My son wanted his fortnite on so he could... Discussion in 'XBoX Games and Apps' started by FitAngelMom, Jul 11, 2019.

  1. FitAngelMom
    FitAngelMom Guest

    Fortnite showing wrong gamer name and can't play on different profile


    We recently purchased an XBox One. We have 3 different profiles, mine being the one associated with Gold. My son wanted his fortnite on so he could play it so I installed it while logged in with my profile '' and we linked his Epic Games acocunt
    which has his own profile name. But now, when he plays fortnite, it shows he's playing as '' with all his skins. We can't figure out how to change the display name to his Epic Games profile name. I don't understand how you can link your Epic account
    to an Xbox profile and it doesn't show your Epic gamer name.

    Has anyone else had this issue?

    Thanks!

    :)
     
    FitAngelMom, Jul 11, 2019
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  2. ArminatorX Win User

    Fortnite showing wrong gamer name and can't play on different profile

    Try the following:

    When your son is playing, he should press the Xbox button on the controller to bring up the Guide menu.

    Then use LB to go all the way to the left to the Profile picture.

    Press A on the profile picture and sign out of the profile, then have him sign in on his own profile.

    Then start Fortnite.

    Did that work?
  3. iKs DarKneSs Win User

    Fortnite showing wrong gamer name and can't play on different profile

    FitAngelMom Muy buenas noches, primero que nada bienvenido a la comunidad de Xbox.

    Verifique con cual cuenta registro la cuenta epic games.
  4. Ben Rehfuss Win User

    In-game username not matching with xbox username…

    I am almost certain xbox username is whats used on Fortnite. Don’t think I’m wrong here as I have a different display name on epic that is overridden by xbox name.
  5. Vonpatten-B52D99DA-F Win User

    data tranfer

    let me explain ,i've been playing on that xbox 360 ,different games, under 2 different profile names...i didnt realy care at the time....now i've open an account and got a gamer name that is totaly different from the one i was playing with....now what i
    would like to do is to tranfer the 2 profiles i played on for a while to my new gamer name on the account that i got now.....can i do that or is this machine just plain dum....
  6. Chargersbride Win User

    Microtransactions.

    I love the different stuff that you can buy, it gives the gamer a chance to show their own style, just love the dances on Fortnite, good post
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