{"id":986832,"date":"2026-01-07T04:07:20","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:07:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/?p=458468"},"modified":"2026-01-07T04:07:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T04:07:20","slug":"your-mom-can-now-set-you-fortnite-time-limits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/your-mom-can-now-set-you-fortnite-time-limits\/","title":{"rendered":"Your mom can now set you Fortnite time limits"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-caption=\"\" data-portal-copyright=\"Image: Epic Games\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/your-mom-can-now-set-you-fortnite-time-limits.jpg\" \/><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Epic Games <a href=\"https:\/\/www.epicgames.com\/site\/en-US\/news\/introducing-time-limit-controls-and-time-reports-for-fortnite-and-uefn\">released two new parental control features<\/a> on Tuesday: time limits and time reports. Now, parents are able to monitor and limit how much time their kids spend in <em>Fortnite<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The new controls can be found in the Parental Controls section of <em>Fortnite<\/em>\u2019s menu, or on a browser in the Epic Account Portal. This is where a parent or guardian is able to limit daily <em>Fortnite<\/em> time, pick windows of time a child can play, and allow (or not) their kid to request more playtime. In practice, a child will be able to see their time limit and window in-game, with a notification that pops up when they have 30 minutes of gaming time left. Both <em>Fortnite<\/em> and Unreal Editor for <em>Fortnite<\/em> will become unavailable once that time\u2019s up.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Time limits work across platforms, as long as the account they\u2019re applied to is the same. Meanwhile, time reports are basically an overview of a player\u2019s time spent in <em>Fortnite<\/em> \u2014 regardless of whether time limits are set.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\"><em>Fortnite<\/em> isn\u2019t the first game to set time limits for games \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaming-business-children-00db669defcc8e0ca1fc2dc54120a0b8\">it\u2019s a common practice, albeit set by the government, in China<\/a> \u2014 but it\u2019s more traditionally seen on gaming platforms like Valve\u2019s Steam or <a href=\"https:\/\/support.xbox.com\/en-US\/help\/family-online-safety\/family-settings-app\/manage-child-content-in-the-Xbox-Family-Setting-app\">Microsoft\u2019s Xbox consoles<\/a>. Valve just released new parental controls for its Steam platform in September: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesindustry.biz\/valve-introduces-improved-parental-controls-with-steam-families\">the Steam Families feature<\/a>. These tools, like Epic Games\u2019 new ones, let parents restrict access to games, set time limits, and allow kids to request access to a game. (Steam Families also lets a group of people share a Steam library.) <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.battle.net\/support\/en\/article\/32243\">Blizzard Entertainment also allows parents<\/a> to set time limits for its suite of games.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">Epic Games\u2019 new permissions are in addition <a href=\"https:\/\/safety.epicgames.com\/en-US\/parental-controls\">to what was already a robust set of tools for parents<\/a> \u2014 with purchasing settings, age-rating restrictions, social permissions, and plenty more.<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.polygon.com\/fortnite\/458468\/fortnite-epic-games-time-limits-parental-controls\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Epic Games released two new parental control features on Tuesday: time limits and time reports. Now, parents are able to monitor and limit how much time their kids spend in Fortnite. The new controls can be found in the Parental Controls section of Fortnite\u2019s menu, or on a browser in the Epic Account Portal. This is where a parent or guardian is able to limit daily Fortnite time, pick windows of time a child can play, and allow (or not) their kid to request more playtime. In practice, a child will be able to see their time limit and window in-game, with a notification that pops up when they have 30 minutes of gaming time left. 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