Epic Games and Qualcomm are Bringing Fortnite to Windows 11 on Arm

Epic Games is working with Qualcomm to bring Fortnite to Windows 11 on Arm this year with Easy Anti-Cheat support.

“Over the last year, the introduction of Windows 11 Arm-based laptops has transformed the PC landscape, and laptops with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon X Series processors represent a rapidly growing segment of the PC gaming market,” the Epic Games announcement notes. “However, the majority of PC games today are compiled for x64, which doesn’t translate directly to the Windows on Snapdragon architecture. And due to the way anti-cheat software works with x64 features, additional tooling is required for compatibility with these devices.”

Fortnite and hundreds of other PC games use a system called Epic Online Services Anti-Cheat, more commonly known as Easy Anti-Cheat, to prevent cheating and hacking. As part of this work, Epic Games and Qualcomm will update the Epic Online Services SDK to support Windows 11 on Arm so that developers can bring their games to the platform. Epic will do so first with Fortnite.

“Battle-testing Windows on Snapdragon anti-cheat support with Fortnite will help ensure smooth implementations in other games,” the company adds. “We look forward to enabling players to enjoy their favorite Epic Online Services Anti-Cheat-enabled games on the latest Windows devices powered by Snapdragon X Series.”

You can learn more on the Epic Game Developers website.