Summary
- Fortnite's extensive crossovers bring classic memes to reality, with a wide array of collaborations now possible.
- The community marvels at how old jokes about characters together in Fortnite are now a reality, thanks to recent crossovers.
- Fortnite's growth from survival game to juggernaut is evident through its expansive range of crossover skins, amusing players.
Fortnite fans have expressed awe at the fact that the game's newest crossovers have brought a number of classic memes about the game into reality. Over the years, Fortnite has had so many crossovers with different franchises and real-life celebrities that seemingly any collaboration now seems possible.
One testament to the scale and staying power of Fortnite is the sheer number of crossovers it has fielded over the years. Major movie franchises and beloved games like Cyberpunk 2077 have launched Fortnite collaborations, but even real-life musicians like Snoop Dogg and Eminem have put their mark on the game, in the form of limited events and crossover skins. As a result, players can "cosplay" as any of a growing crowd of pop-culture figures during their battle royale matches, as well as within Fortnite's creative mode or during one of the game's increasingly frequent live events. Fortnite's propensity for crossovers has also proven profitable, as developer Epic Games rakes in money from selling skins via the store and the collaborating properties receive additional attention and exposure to potential fans.
Rumor: Fortnite's Rarest Weapon May Be Returning
A reliable Fortnite leaker claims that the game's rarest weapon, which hasn't been usable in-game since 2017, could finally be about to return.
Now Fortnite's community is recognizing the sheer breadth of crossovers the game has held, reposting old memes from the early days of Fortnite's crossover mania and remarking on how they can be taken entirely seriously today. Posting on the Fortnite subreddit, one user called BraizonBlaze2013 posted an old joke about how Spider-Man, Godzilla, Peter Griffin from Family Guy, and Goku could someday stand together on a Fortnite lobby screen, only to compare it with an actual screenshot of a modern Fortnite lobby with those very characters assembled as a squad.
Players Say Modern Fortnite Crossovers Turn Old Jokes Into Prophecies
Though three of the four characters shown in BraizonBlaze2013's post have been in Fortnite for some time, it took the Chapter 6 Season 1 launch of the Fortnite Godzilla crossover in late December 2024 to make the joke fully real. Fittingly, the screen has "the prophecy has been fulfilled" emblazoned over the image, implying that bringing all these characters together was Epic Games' plan all along.
Another player going by Valuable-Part9526 posted a now-removed thread on the matter of Fortnite crossovers around the same time, showing off an old meme about Fortnite adding Batman, Deku, the Doom Slayer, Thanos, Goku, Darth Vader, Dwayne Johnson, and Naruto. They remarked that thanks to various crossoversm, such a Fortnite grouping is now entirely possible, though Dwayne Johnson would be in character as the Black Adam Fortnite skin.
Players reacted positively, amused at how much Fortnite has grown from its roots as a survival game accused of copying the then-new battle royale trend into the juggernaut it is today. Some commenters likened Fortnite to the fictional Oasis virtual reality environment of Ready Player One, which featured similar gatherings of well-known characters used as skins by players. Some more sober-minded players expressed frustration, saying that despite their presence in the game, most of the skins shown in the jokes aren't available to newer players due to the time limits on battle passes and event skins.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- September 26, 2017
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Epic Games
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- Engine
- Unreal Engine 5
- Multiplayer
- Online Multiplayer, Online Co-Op
- Cross-Platform Play
- All platforms (except iOS/Mac)
- Cross Save
- Via Epic Account
- Number of Players
- 1-4 players (online)
- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch 2, Nintendo Switch, PC, Android, iOS
- X|S Optimized
- YES
- Local Co-Op Support
- 1-4 players (certain modes)
- OpenCritic Rating
- Mighty
