Summary
Fortnitebroke another one of its records this week, after pulling in massive amounts of players during the month of November. This recent resurgence inFortnite’s popularity is largely due to its Chapter 4: Season OG update.
Fortnite’s Season OG, which was released on November 3, brought back many features from the game’s initial peak of popularity in 2018. This update was a massive success, bringing in arecord amount of players toFortnite’s Save the Worldmode in addition to catapulting its battle royale mode back to the top. A plethora of features from the “OG” era ofFortnitehave returned, including weapons, items, and the game’s original map. The update has been a huge hit with old and new fans alike, leadingFortniteto reach even higher levels of popularity.
Fortnite’s Twitter account announced that the game surpassed 100 million players over the span of November, breaking its own record.Fortnitelooks to maintain its popularity going into December 2’s in-game live event, The Big Bang, which will usher inFortnite’s next chapter beginning on December 3. It’s still unclear how many of Season OG’s features, if any, will remain inFortnitefollowing its approaching updates.
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The overwhelming success of Season OG has put the game’s developer, Epic Games, in an unexpectedlytough position regardingFortnite’s future. Its throwback to 2018Fortnitehas proved so popular that Epic may damage the game’s current popularity if it removes Season OG’s features to make room for new ones. And on the other hand, the possible solution of keepingFortniteOG as a separate mode, while continuing to implement new seasons, might only divide the player base and damage the game’s longevity.
While the massive success of Season OG presents an interesting problem for Epic, the developer has earned its reputation of being a consistent, competent games studio that will probably find a workable solution. Leaks have already been made regardingFortnite’s approaching Chapter 5 update and its crossovers, which will reportedly feature Snake fromMetal Gearand Peter Griffin fromFamily Guyas earnable skins.
While Epic hasn’t confirmed the removal of Season OG’s features yet, an established leaker claimed thatEpic has no plans to keep Season OG’s contentgoing into Chapter 5. Although this would be a disappointing reality for Season OG fans, it makes sense given Epic’s long-term vision for the future ofFortnite. The game has earned its reputation of being one of the most well-run live-service games ever, and permanently keeping Season OG’s iteration in the game might not fit Epic’s established strategy.
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Create, play, and battle with friends for free in Fortnite. Be the last player standing in Battle Royale and Zero Build, experience a concert or live event, or discover over a million creator made games, including racing, parkour, zombie survival, and more. Each Fortnite island has an individual age rating so you may find the one that’s right for you and your friends.Explore large, destructible environments where no two games are ever the same. Team up with friends by sprinting, climbing and smashing your way to earn your Victory Royale, whether you choose to build up in Fortnite Battle Royale or go no-builds in Fortnite Zero Build.Discover even more ways to play across thousands of creator-made game genres: adventure, roleplay, survival and more. Or, band together with up to three friends to fend off hordes of monsters in Save the World.
