Despite being an online-based, digital-only game, Fortnite has today been treated to its second physical release on Nintendo Switch and other platforms.
Called Fortnite: Darkfire Bundle, this release is an all-new retail version of the game which comes with a recommended retail price of £25 (although we've already seen it cheaper on sites like Amazon). It features £70 worth of in-game content with 13 items being offered in total.
Of course, if you do opt to pick this up physically, you'll find a download code waiting for you in the box with no cartridge. You can also grab it directly from the eShop.
Here's what you get:
- Dark Power Chord Outfit
- Shadow Ark Outfit
- Molten Omen Outfit
- Dark Angular Shift Wrap
- Molten Angular Shift Wrap
- Shadow Angular Shift Wrap
- Dark Six String Back Bling
- Molten Battle Shroud Back Bling
- Shadow Ark Wings Back Bling
- Dark Strikers Dual-Wielding Pickaxe
- Molten Strikers Dual-Wielding Pickaxe
- Shadow Strikers Dual-Wielding Pickaxe
- Unification Emote
A similar bundle appeared in stores around this time last year called Fortnite: Deep Freeze Bundle, which was released at the same price point. At this rate, collectors will soon be able to have a small series of physical releases for this digital-only phenomenon. Gaming's weird, huh?
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I think I will stick with the free battle passes I earn from time to time. Very good deal for people who like this stuff though!
That sounds like $70 of content that should realistically cost a couple of bucks. Not even $25 worth.
I find it weird that it's a game case for a set of DLC for a digital game with no physical card, especially due to the ever-changing digital online game as a service model.
On the other hand, I can understand the marketing tactic, this gives it a presence as a game among online listings and store shelves.
Still not worth your money.
We like fortnite we like fortnite. Honestly why do ppl care about cosmetics
So we're meant to believe that 3 outfits are worth £70? £25 is still a massive stretch as today I spent £25 on MediEvil for PS4 and included was a whole game, imagine that
@PickledKong64 I've personally be drawn into both the game and the cosmetics. It's fun to make your player lloook cool. Also the outfits are usually a one time deal and that deral is only ever for 24 hours at max. This is what drives the purchase buzz. it's very clever marketing.
I wonder if selling cases with download codes will ever get a bad enough image to end this practice.
Screw off with these codes in a box
this is the equivalent of paying money for a wallpaper for your computer. Yeah it looks good but doesn’t add anything. Then again I’ve never played fortnight so...
If you think about it nothing of fortnites cosmetics are worth anything because where the game is done and over with you just spent you money on nothing.
They should have put this photo on the cover and called it "Cheaters Never Prosper Ed." 😅
That’s an inflated bullet point for what ends up being “3 skins”
Was not aware skins ended up costing so much in that game that 3 full sets were considered worth 70 pounds.
...... Well I thought it would give us Vbucks as well. That dark angle costume looks awesome! ..... But I'm saving my Vbucks for something that catches my fancy. And next battle pass haha.
Looks cool, probably grab it this week. I love having a big variety of skins to switch between.
I do not mind Warframe and Fortnites in game purchases. I played Warframe for years before deciding to drop $60.00 on a bundle. I felt it was worth it to show I enjoyed the game. I do not think Fortnites skin are normally worth the price but I will occasionally pick up the $5.00 skins that come with v-bucks.
I like fortnite a lot but "£70" of content is misleading. They are selling it for £25 which means they found £25 to be satisfactory payment for the items based on the work put into making them (which isn't super much because they're re-colours). If the price is £25 for the group of items, that group of items is WORTH that. In fact, to be s stickler for accuracy, the set is worth LESS than that as they clearly want to make a profit off it.
"BUY ALL THIS STUFF WE STILL TECHNICALLY OWN!"
You guys shoulda posted a pic of the actual stuff you get. Personally I don’t like any of the skins, so...even if it was free, I would never use any of it!
@PBandSmelly it’s not physical, it’s a plastic box with a piece of paper.
Physical is a cartridge, not this pile of pants
Those 13 items are worth $70 in what world.
Crazy that $25 for 13 items like that is seen as good value
People need to read emperor’s new clothes. This is levels. This doesn’t make the game better - it’s ridiculous and is everything that gaming didn’t used to be about.
... too bad Faze clan’s Jarvis Kaye won’t be able to play 😂.
It blows my mind that people spend endless $$ on games Witt micro transactions. I spend $60, get a entire game. But something like fortnite, I’ve spend $0 on, then someone next to me is thinking that $25 is a good deal since that they already have spent $100 on the game as it is.
This is atrociously bad value.
I imagine there will be many a stupid parent who will buy copies for each of their Fortnite-obsessed children (as I assume that the code will only be redeemable by one user) when they could have spent that money on a game (or two) that the whole family can share in perpetuity.
meh i will wait for a discount, i saw the freze bundle one drop to a ridiculous $10 (66% off) once for a few days in amazon
@RupeeClock I was store shopping yesterday and a kid was nearby and heard a parent discussing fortnite with a worker from the store. kid got all excited just at the mention of the name so having a box there as you said gives it a physical presence.
I do have to give props to the worker for not tricking the parent into getting the dlc pack and being upfront that it's actually a free game.
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