The document also detailed plans for an NBA collaboration, with the aforementioned sports minigame referred to as “a Fortnite version of arcade basketball.” This collaboration would also include a character skin for NBA player LeBron James. ![]() As part of the trial, an internal document that outlined plans for Fortnite’s future was made public, and it features details about a basketball minigame and new character skins that are in the works.Įpic has evidently looked into creating skins for Samus Aran, Naruto, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, The Bride from the Kill Bill films, Snake Plissken from the Escape from New York movies, and others. Since its launch, we’ve seen character skins for God of War’s Kratos, Halo’s Master Chief, Batman, The Mandalorian, and more. Epic plans to add Samus, The Rock, other skins to Fortniteįortnite is known for its licensed (and original) character skins that are the driving force of the game’s revenue. That includes the Epic Games Store, which is reportedly operating at a loss, per the documents. What is clear is that Epic earned more from Fortnite than any other of its video game-related businesses from 20. It’s unclear how much of the company’s profits were attributed to Fortnite within that time, but Epic Games reported profits of $5.5 billion during that two-year span. Through financial documents that were made public as part of the trial ( as relayed by The Verge), we learned that Epic Games earned over $9 billion in revenue from Fortnite within its first two years on the market. It’s not surprising that Fortnite performed well for Epic Games from 2018 to 2019. Fortnite generated over $9 billion for Epic in the first two years “So if someone were primarily playing on PS but paying on iPhone, they’d compensation to Sony.”Īlthough it’s common for all platform holders involved to get a cut when Fortnite V-bucks are purchased, Sony reportedly has been getting more than others since 2018, per its contract with Epic Games. “Sony has a policy that requires if the ratio of payments across platforms for a given PS user gets out of sync with the playtime, then we have to pay them a commission on other platform revenue,” Sweeney said. While on the stand during the start of the trial, Epic Games CEO Tim Sweeney explained that Sony gets more of a cut than other platform holders for crossplay functionality. That solution, as revealed during the beginning of the trial, was for Epic Games to pay Sony a higher cut to bring Fortnite crossplay to PlayStation platforms. In 2018, when Sony was under fire for its opposition to Fortnite crossplay, Epic Games worked to reach a solution. ![]() Epic pays extra for Fortnite crossplay on Sony platforms In the wake of Apple’s decision, Epic began rolling out a “Free Fortnite” marketing campaign, which became a rallying cry for many players. ![]() This comes after Apple removed Fortnite from iOS due to Epic Games’ implementing its own in-game purchase system that bypassed the App Store. Don’t miss this free Epic Games Store gem from the creators of Fall Guysįortnite lawsuit: Are you eligible for a refund from Epic Games?Įpic Games Summer Showcase offers new Lord of the Rings title, Ghostbusters, more
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