Fortnite is gearing up for Chapter 6 Season 1, closing the e-book on Remix Chapter 2 with its huge Remix Finale occasion, the newest in a years-long run of in-game concert events that Epic has placed on for gamers. Shortly after the occasion, the official Fortnite account on Twitter/X revealed that the Remix Finale occasion was, in actual fact, the largest in-game live performance the sport has ever hosted.
With greater than 14 million gamers, this newest occasion has usurped Travis Scott’s “Astronomical” in-game live performance from 2020 as the largest Fortnite in-game music occasion ever. Scott’s interactive live performance noticed a excessive of 12.3 million gamers. In the summertime of 2021, Ariana Grande starred within the Rift Tour, a live performance of an analogous scale, although participant counts had been by no means revealed for it, thereby inferring the whole was lower than Scott’s showcase.
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Greater than 14 million concurrent gamers partied up for Remix: The Finale and greater than 3 million estimated individuals streamed it on-line. It is a new Fortnite all-time report for an in-game live performance – thanks! 🦋
We’re working it again at 8:00 PM ET tonight for… pic.twitter.com/1X48yjSD2Q— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 30, 2024
Each Scott’s and Grande’s reveals had been proven whereas Fortnite seasons had been ongoing, and had been performed a complete of 5 instances every for gamers who wished to catch it later–or once more. Within the case of Scott’s present, this led to just about 28 million distinctive gamers experiencing the live performance earlier than its run of reveals got here to a detailed. Right now’s occasion, nevertheless, will likely be proven simply as soon as extra at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET right this moment, as Fortnite is down forward of Chapter 6 Season 1. The brand new chapter is predicted to start tomorrow, December 1.
The present featured a four-pack of artists: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice WRLD, with the lattermost showing posthumously and with the blessing of the late artist’s mom and report label. Many different concert events have been within the recreation since Grande’s, together with reveals starring The Child Laroi, Metallica, and lots of extra, however there’s usually a noticeable distinction in scale amongst these numerous reveals. The Remix Finale occasion was far more within the type of the Astronomical and Rift Tour reveals, making it the primary to really feel that approach in three years.
The occasion additionally got here near being Fortnite’s largest stay occasion ever, although that distinction nonetheless belongs to the Marvel crossover occasion from December 2020, throughout which period the sport noticed a peak depend of 15.3 million gamers.
