“You need a controller to play this game”

Hi Realzmg, my name is Rodrigo. I'm an Independent Advisor and a member of the Microsoft community and I'd love to assist you today.

I am sorry to hear that.

Please, make sure your Windows is updated:

https://support.microsoft.com/windo...eshooter-19bc41ca-ad72-ae67-af3c-89ce169755dd

Afterwards, please, download the Gaming Services Repair tool:

https://aka.ms/GamingRepairTool

Once downloaded, execute the file by right-clicking on it and selecting Run as Administrator.

Follow the prompts and check if the issue was resolved.

For more information: https://support.xbox.com/help/games-apps/troubleshooting/gaming-services-repair-tool

Let me know if it works!

Hi and thanks for reaching Microsoft Xbox gamer's community. My name is Josef.
I'm an Independent Advisor and a Microsoft Xbox user like you.

Hope you're doing great today despite this Magmes

Additional information is needed, please answer the following questions to assist you properly:

Is this happening on Xbox?
If yes, what console do you have?
Is this happening only with Fortnite or if you try a different game the issue persist?

And, what did you tried so far to fix this problem
In that way I can advise you different things or how to proceed

Hey why this Xbox say I need a controller for this game

How do I start the game while using mouse and keyboard, I can’t start it with mouse and keyboard so I have to use the controller

And some games only support controllers