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[Bernoulli]

Console users reportedly spent over 1.6 billion hours playing Fortnite in December 2023.

The total is greater than the combined amount of time console owners spent playing Call of Duty HQ (Modern Warfare 2, Modern Warfare 3 and Warzone), EA Sports FC 24, Grand Theft Auto V/Online and Roblox last month, according to research firm Ampere Analysis.

Epic finally claims top spot for publisher MAU share on console
In December 2023, Epic Games became the leading publisher by monthly active user (MAU) share across PlayStation and Xbox, surpassing long-standing leader EA. This is a significant milestone for the company, and was fuelled by the astonishing growth of Fortnite over the last two months of the year.

Fortnite playtime on consoles last month topped Call of Duty, EA Sports FC, GTA 5 and Roblox combined | VGC

Season OG and new experiences like Fortnite Lego fuelled a massive jump in user engagement…

www.videogameschronicle.com

 

[twilo99]

What a monster this game is...

gg

 

[Quasicat]

Based on the queue lines, this shouldn't surprise anyone. What I was wondering, is how they were going to top bringing back the OG map. I wonder what their numbers are going to look like now that they have moved on to a new season.

 

[Bernoulli]

Based on the queue lines, this shouldn't surprise anyone. What I was wondering, is how they were going to top bringing back the OG map. I wonder what their numbers are going to look like now that they have moved on to a new season.

These are the numbers for the new season

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

Don't worry. I heard it's a fad and it's a bad game.

 

[Sybrix]

I mean.... it's the perfect kids game.

If i were 12 years old i would have a blast with Fortnite.

 

[DenchDeckard]

Behemoth of a game.

 

[Mossybrew]

Well the Lego, Racing, and Rock Band modes brought in a lot of attention for sure. All free additions, I mean even if you don't care for anything the game offers, you can't deny it's a great value.

 

[Represent.]

what the fuck

 

[Davesky]

Poor kids. In my day we had Pick-up sticks, Paper Windmills and Pong.

 

[Bernoulli]

I mean.... it's the perfect kids game.

If i were 12 years old i would have a blast with Fortnite.

It's played by everyone, I find 40 years old with their kids screaming often but mostly college students or 20-30 years old

 

[Danknugz]

so this is why autism and suicide rates are skyrocketing amongst youth

 

[//DEVIL//]

I have a question. is there a mode in Fortnight when you can play like team deathmatch without building stuff ? or at worse battle royal but without the building stuff ?

 

[Danknugz]

I have a question. is there a mode in Fortnight when you can play like team deathmatch without building stuff ? or at worse battle royal but without the building stuff ?

good question, that's what turned me off from it 7 years ago or whenever it was that i played it a few times

 

[Spyxos]

I can see that. Suddenly half my friends list is playing it. Even though they don't usually play Fortnite. And I myself am also playing Fortnite relatively actively at the moment.

 

[Spyxos]

I have a question. is there a mode in Fortnight when you can play like team deathmatch without building stuff ? or at worse battle royal but without the building stuff ?

Yeah there is now a no building mode. But always as battle royale. There could be some deathmatch modes, but i havent looked for it.

 

[March Climber]

They found a way to beat Roblox at their own game, and it's working.

 

[Gen.Grievous]

These people are funding my Epic Games library so good on them.

 

[Generic]

I have a question. is there a mode in Fortnight when you can play like team deathmatch without building stuff ? or at worse battle royal but without the building stuff ?

Yes, there are player-made deathmatch maps with no building. They are actually quite popular.

 

[dem]

I believe it

When my kid gets home from school he instantly gets on Fortnite to play with like 3-5 friends.

And when he gets done hockey practice all the kids are making plans to meet up on fortnite. Definitely the biggest game going right now.

 

[FoxMcChief]

You're welcome.

 

[Bernoulli]

Yes, there are player-made deathmatch maps with no building. They are actually quite popular.

And call of duty zombies modes

There are modes for any existing game like

 

[Killjoy-NL]

This is GaaS done right.

People may dislike it, but it's here to stay and clearly has an audience.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I mean.... it's the perfect kids game.

If i were 12 years old i would have a blast with Fortnite.

It's the perfect game for friends. My brother (46) and myself (39) play it while chatting it up. It's mindless fun with reasons to play each week.

 

[clarky]

This is GaaS done right.

People may dislike it, but it's here to stay and clearly has an audience.

But but predatory blah blah.

Your right of course, when done correctly GaaS can be great.

 

[Kikorin]

This is going to be the true metaverse in some decades.

 

[FoxMcChief]

Yes, there are player-made deathmatch maps with no building. They are actually quite popular.

It's funny that people think Fortnite is just a battle royale. It's a gaming platform with tons of modes and user created content that's shared. The Fortnite platform and the amount of content in it is baffling.

 

[twilo99]

Don't worry. I heard it's a fad and it's a bad game.

Right.. the CoD treatment.

Bad games pulling crazy numbers.. it's some sort of really weird magic

 

[Fake]

Generation Z in a nutshell.

 

[Hudo]

I dunno, man. Fortnite does not appeal to me at all. If it were up to me, they would've done Unreal 3 and a new Unreal Tournament.

 

[Roufianos]

It's the perfect game for friends. My brother (46) and myself (39) play it while chatting it up. It's mindless fun with reasons to play each week.

I wouldn't even say mindless, No Build requires a lot more tactics than something like COD or Halo.

 

[HeisenbergFX4]

I mean.... it's the perfect kids game.

If i were 12 years old i would have a blast with Fortnite.

I am 56 and my son is 34 and we have played it a ton together off and on over the years

 

[FoxMcChief]

I wouldn't even say mindless, No Build requires a lot more tactics than something like COD or Halo.

That's the only mode my brother and I play. Zero Build is where the fun is at. Also we love to troll each other with annoying emotes.

 

[POKEYCLYDE]

It was Lego for sure. It made my girlfriend download Fortnite and she hates FPS games. But her and like 3 of her girlfriends played the shit out of the Lego mode.

 

[Mossybrew]

Zero Build is where the fun is at.

Yeah Zero Build really brought me back to the game. I played the BR when it was initially released, but it wasn't long before people just got too good at building, and I was never able to successfully multitask that quick, I just wanted to shoot fools, so I quit. But I've been having fun since I came back for Zero Build.

 

[FeralEcho]

I've never installed this shit on any of my consoles.Don't ever want to taint them with the stench of gaas.

Eventually all gaas will fade away as does the stench of a wet fart that goes with the wind.

 

[FoxMcChief]

I've never installed this shit on any of my consoles.Don't ever want to taint them with the stench of gaas.

Eventually all gaas will fade away as does the stench of a wet fart that goes with the wind.

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

That's the only mode my brother and I play. Zero Build is where the fun is at.

Zero build sucks once you're used to Builds. Way more interesting engagements in true Fortnite.

 

[Quixz]

Enjoyed the new racing mode, was kickin' ass till I got into silver.

 

[Meicyn]

Well the Lego, Racing, and Rock Band modes brought in a lot of attention for sure. All free additions, I mean even if you don't care for anything the game offers, you can't deny it's a great value.

The Lego and Rock Band modes is what got me playing. I ended up throwing down money on the Save the World campaign and screw around on there too. I messed with Zero Build briefly but battle royale just doesn't interest me.

The racing is honestly poorly thought out and doesn't fit the rest of Fortnite. You have the playerbase spending money on skins and emotes, and it's the one game mode where you can't use any of them. It isn't surprising in the slightest that it's the least played of any of the primary game modes. I said it before, they should have done cart racing so you could at least see the characters and then have them be interactive in some way, with race replays and so on. Wholesale ripoff Mario Kart 8, I mean, why not?

 

[dem]

Its funny...

Even the Fortnite music game is going to eat lunch before Guitar hero even gets a chance..

Wonder when the rock band controllers are coming

 

[BennyBlanco]

More free EGS games for me

 

[FoxMcChief]

Zero build sucks once you're used to Builds. Way more interesting engagements in true Fortnite.

You call that engaging, I called it annoying. Glad they got their shit together and gave us a Zero Build mode.

 

[bender]

Pretty amazing considering Fortnite's initial concept was a failure and they tacked on a PUBG mode on a whim.

 

[Codes 208]

I will admit i am part of the problem because emoting on kids, while playing as GODDAMN CELL FROM DRAGON BALL Z is the funniest thing ive ever done in a competitive shooter.

Also buildingless mode is the best way to experience the game without having to deal with the sweatiest of sweats

 

[GloveSlap]

I played a lot during the OG weeks, but barely at all since. I just find the older game and map more fun.

 

[Meicyn]

I will admit i am part of the problem because emoting on kids, while playing as GODDAMN CELL FROM DRAGON BALL Z is the funniest thing ive ever done in a competitive shooter.

Also buildingless mode is the best way to experience the game without having to deal with the sweatiest of sweats

Funny thing about emotes, the fact that you can use them in the Rock Band mode has been some great comedy. During those lengthy segments when a player has no notes to play, they let you go ham. It's hard to stay focused trying to 100% a song when the camera suddenly centers on another player using the Goku skin as he initiates the power up emote and goes super saiyan on stage.

 

[//DEVIL//]

Yes, there are player-made deathmatch maps with no building. They are actually quite popular.

Thank you. after watching the video, the 3% interest I had is gone. but ty for sharing

 

[Men_in_Boxes]

You call that engaging, I called it annoying. Glad they got their shit together and gave us a Zero Build mode.

It's like playing a card game with a full set of cards vs. an incomplete deck. It's like giving people some bongos vs giving people a 42 piece orchestra.

You can just experience so much more with the added complexity. It resembles the fullness of life more than just about any other game in existence.

 

[Spyxos]

Zero build sucks once you're used to Builds. Way more interesting engagements in true Fortnite.

I have tried it several times, but none of my friends and me wanted to learn how to build stuff. So we always dropped it quickly. It's only been fun since Zero Build. Without it, we would never actively play Fortnite BR.