How do 3 players play Fortnite on Xbox (same console)?

Fortnite only supports split screen for two players.

Fortnite can be played locally only with 2 player controllers in other words against other player in the same console.

Thanks,
Mauro

I think normal matchmaking should be just Cross-Play with consoles but if you invite a PC player in to your lobby then you get pooled with other PC players.

Fortnite and Smite do the same for there matching systems

But normally including Fortnite it is not necessary. Normally for all other playing must be console started with my account, then my children can switch to their account and everything is OK. I have the only problem with this split screnn feature, that is
why I am trying to understand, if I can use the splitscreen somehow without making the console the home Xbox.

Generally I found the only way how to run Fortnite splitscreen on my console:

1. returned back my home Xbox to my console

2. start Fortnite under occount of one child

3. inside game first log out other players and then log in second child - only in this case possibility to add 2nd player become active.

Hello Sam O, I am an independent advisor and I will be happy to help you today. My name is Khaji

I understand that you have two Xbox consoles and want to play Fortnite on both at the same time with separate accounts.

Here are some steps you could follow:

Share your Game Pass subscription: Microsoft allows you to share your Game Pass subscription between two consoles. You can set one of the consoles as your “primary Xbox,” which means the Game Pass subscription will be available to everyone on that console. Any titles you own as part of your game library will also be available to anyone on that secondary console

Use split screen mode: If both players are in the same location, you can use split screen mode in Fortnite. Connect a second controller to the console and select a user account. In Fortnite, hold “X” (PlayStation) or “A” (Xbox) to log into player 2

Using the same Fortnite account on different consoles: Players can use the same Fortnite account on different consoles.

However, you will need to link each of your console accounts to your Epic Games account to enable cross-platform use.

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