Epic allows parents to limit and monitor play time in Fortnite and UEFN

Epic has launched two new parental controls in Fortnite and UEFN which can be used to limit and monitor playback time.

The company explained that time limit controls and time reports will “allow parents and guardians to manage and view how much time their children spend at home.” Fortnite and Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN).”

“Parents will now see an option to set time limits for their child's account in the Parental Controls section of Fortnite main menu or on the Epic account portal on the web,” he added in a blog post.

Parents who take advantage of time limit controls will be able to limit the total amount of time their children can play each day and choose whether to allow their child to request more time. It will also be possible to ensure that children can only play in specific time windows that reset every day.

“If a parent sets a time limit, their child will start seeing game notifications when there are 30 minutes left in Fortnite and UEFN. Once the child reaches the limit, they will not be able to use Fortnite or UEFN until the next day or until the start of a new window, unless a parent chooses to allow more time,” Epic continued.

An image explaining how time limits and ratios work in Fortnite

Time limit controls are tied to individual accounts across all devices, meaning they should carry over from consoles to smartphones. Time limits will be suspended if Fortnite or UEFN is deemed inactive, such as when Fortnite goes into sleep mode.

Parents who enable Time Reports will be able to access a dashboard (located in the Account Portal) that provides a daily breakdown of time spent on Fortnite and UEFN. You can learn more about the new parental controls at Epic Games website.

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