Disney’s huge Fortnite challenge was introduced one yr in the past this month. Nothing has come of this as of but, however the Disney challenge in Fortnite has now seemingly crossed a big milestone.
Famous Fortnite insider HYPEX mentioned on social media that the Disney collaboration with Fortnite has superior to the “secure” construct/department of improvement. This can be a notable replace, because it doubtless means the builders have made important progress as manufacturing enters the following stage.
they in all probability made a whole lot of progress and moved into the following roadmap milestone
— HYPEX (@HYPEX) February 7, 2025
Precisely what the Disney/Fortnite collaboration truly is, nevertheless, stays a thriller, nor do we all know when it could be launched. Disney has invested greater than $1.5 billion into Epic Video games to assist create the brand new content material, no matter it is likely to be.
Disney boss Josh D’Amaro mentioned Disney is planning to work with Epic to create “a spot the place you possibly can play video games, a spot the place you might be social, [and] a spot the place customers can generate their very own content material.” Primarily, D’Amaro mentioned Disney’s goal to create a whole “universe” the place “all our tales can come to life.”
“They’ll come to life in several types, [like] video games. They’ll come to life in methods you could simply work together with and play with the franchise in a approach that is significant to you–a place the place you possibly can truly construct,” he mentioned. “And we predict that that is going to be a spot the place all followers can come and work together one year a yr.”
Characters and content material from Disney’s Pixar, Marvel, Star Wars, and Avatar manufacturers, amongst others, will likely be represented in Fortnite. Disney and Epic have but to formally unveil any particular initiatives in Fortnite tied to Disney, however many are hoping to see some form of “digital Disney World.”
Fortnite is extra of a platform than a single recreation. Along with the principle battle royale recreation, Fortnite hosts video games like Rocket Racing, Fortnite Pageant, and Lego Fortnite, together with numerous different user-created video games and experiences on the platform. No matter Epic and Disney is likely to be cooking up could possibly be simply the newest recreation to exist on the Fortnite platform.
Whereas this new Disney/Fortnite collaboration hasn’t materialized but, the 2 firms have labored collectively earlier than on a spread of content material, together with, most just lately, Pixar characters and Disney villains being added to the playable roster. Earlier than that, there was all method of Star Wars content material.
Disney not develops huge video games in-house, as its personal Disney Interactive Studios shut down years in the past. As of late, Disney works with outdoors groups as a part of licensing preparations. Not the entire video games are profitable, although, as Ubisoft’s Star Wars Outlaws did not promote as much as expectations. One in every of Disney’s newest main video games was Indiana Jones and the Nice Circle, which was developed by MachineGames in partnership with Lucasfilm. The sport just lately hit 4 million gamers forward of its launch on PS5.
