![]() ![]() Even when the nostalgia they’re drawing on is for only five years ago. Albeit in a different genre, with a different business model, Blizzard has had great success running World of Warcraft Classic in parallel with the modern game, although even Classic’s audience has split into two separate cohorts: those who stick to the original, classic era, and those who like to move through past expansions, just a little faster than the first time.įortnite has now joined WoW in proving that in the ephemeral world of online gaming, where nothing ever stays the same, nostalgic callbacks can be big box office. You can see the entire Fortnite OG season schedule with our dedicated guide.Īlready, players are clamoring for OG to become a permanent mode for Fortnite, while Epic may be reconsidering running it as such a truncated season. There are also curated selections of “classic, mashup, and fresh” items available via the OG Pass and OG Shop. The rest of OG will take an accelerated run through the rest of Chapter 1 at the rate of one or two seasons per week. Fortnite OG recreates the game as it was as it was in July 2018 during Chapter 1, Season 5, Tilted Towers and all. What’s brought all these players back? Partially, nostalgia for five years ago. During this live stream, the game’s developers also revealed much interesting information on Fortnite’s user base, including the all-time player count. On Wednesday, March 22, Epic Games held a live stream introducing Unreal Editor. The feat is even more remarkable when you consider that Fortnite remains unavailable on iOS devices, and only as a sideload via the Epic Games app on Android, due to Epic’s ongoing legal battle with mobile platform holders over their store fees. Fortnite has 500 million active players as of 2023. This is much lower than the 12.3 million concurrent players Epic claimed for the “Astronomical” event with Travis Scott during the COVID lockdowns of April 2020. To all Fortnite players, OG and new, THANK YOU!- Fortnite November 5, 2023Īccording to live stats tracker Fortnite.gg, the peak number of concurrent players on Saturday was 6.2 million - the highest number by far since developer Epic Games made the live player count available earlier this year. Yesterday was the biggest day in Fortnite’s history with over 44.7 MILLION players jumping in and 102 MILLION hours of play. ![]() We're blown away by the response to #FortniteOG. ![]()
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