The latest collab between Fortnite and Nike is a decidedly more elaborate affair than last time, however players have been facing multiple issues relating to the new Airphoria event.
Fortnite and Nike have joined forces once again for the Fortnite x Nike Air Max Airphoria collab, which joined the game this past Tuesday following the release of update 25.10. The team-up has brought a new UEFN island based on Air Max shoes to the game, as well as a new batch of items for the Fortnite Item Shop (as you would expect from a Fortnite collab). However both sides of this new collaboration are facing issues, with Epic Games putting out statements on Twitter relating to them both.
First off, @FortniteStatus Tweeted out that the UEFN Fortnite x Nike Airphoria Island has been disabled for players on Android due to an issue with lighting. At the very least, Android players have a few options to remedy this. First off, you can just play the game on another platform (which isn't the most exciting option, but it's an option), or if you want to play the game on Android you'll be able to play the island via streaming, such as Fortnite on XCloud, GeForce Now, or Amazon Luna's version of Fortnite.
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The second issue however is a real problem. Epic Games has acknowledged that players are unable to refund the new Airphoria bundle. Typically, Fortnite will allow you to refund the VBucks used on any unused items in your Locker, or any other item in your Locker using a return ticket as long as it's within 30 days.
Epic Games hasn't announced how it plans to remedy this, however, we imagine it should be an easy fix for the company. At least we hope so, lest players be stuck with skins they don't want and VBucks out of pocket.
These two issues, paired with all of the issues that caused Fortnite Ranked to be removed (although it was later re-enabled), has made the release of Fortnite update 25.10 one of the worst in recent memory. Hopefully Epic Games takes some extra time with the next update which should be coming in around two weeks. But for now, maybe just avoid anything in Fortnite that has to do with Nike. If you need your Jordan fix maybe stick to NBA 2K23 (which just so happens to be a part of the PS Plus June 2023 games lineup).
