The sheer breadth of content in Fortnite Chapter 3 is impressive as it comes with an all-new "reverse" map, The Rock, Spiderman, a slew of new weapons and mechanics, and much more.
Of course, it would be a new Fornite season without a new battle pass to grind, when you get tired of grinding, rest in your loot tent.
But before you start experiencing any of that, you'll naturally need to start the game first, and it seems many currently have an issue with that as Fortnite refuses to load and instead you're greeted with a dazzling white screen.
Why is your Fortnite screen white and how to fix it?
How to fix Fortnite white screen issue?
As reported by a number of gamers, this issue appears on many platforms including Xbox, PC, PlayStation, and Switch. It's not a new problem, as it was first spotted in April, but back then it was exclusive to the Nintendo Switch, unlike now where it plagues players on all platforms.
Players would try to start Fornite, and instead of the normal loading screen, a white screen accompanied by dramatic music would appear, without the usual "drift" message.
While there is currently no obvious fix for this, players are reporting that a simple restart of Fortnite or PC/console won't do the trick, but if you force restart the game multiple times (3 or 4 times) , this should eventually solve the problem. , according to the experience of some players, which we cannot confirm.
Another solution for PC players is to disable "High DPI Textures" in Fortnite settings, this has been reported to fix the Fortnite white screen issue.
Finally, some players say that if you wait long enough (a few minutes), the white screen will eventually go away and the game will start, with you stranded on the shore.
These are currently the only known solution that could possibly fix your Fortnite white screen issue.
It should be noted that Epic Games is aware of the issue and is actively working to resolve it.
We'll update this article if we find any other possible workarounds until Epic Games fixes the white screen issue.
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