Epic Games has revealed that Fortnite's 'OG' map is making a return to the game, but this time, it's here to stay (thanks, IGN).
In a social media post, the official Fortnite account posted an image of the original map with an accompanying statement, saying "OG is coming BACK and is here to stay. Relive Battle Royale from the start and explore the OG map, collect OG loot, and relive OG seasons. Drop back in on December 6."
Of course, Fortnite has evolved exponentially since its original release back in 2017, so we suspect that veterans in particular will be pleased that the mode will be accessible permanently. When it was originally revived as part of a limited-time event back in November 2023, player enthusiasm was reportedly through the roof, with a total of 44.7 million users diving back into the game.
Having proven its popularity, Fortnite also ventured into the real world with some official Lego sets earlier this year, including builds for the Battle Bus, Supply Llama, and Durrr Burger.
Will you be checking out the OG Fortnite map when it launches this December? Or have you had your fill of the battle royale phenomenon for now? Let us know with a comment.
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Been on a fortnite stint with my friends lately, and we loved the OG season (what really reeled me back in to the game). Love to see this becoming a permanent mode, but curious to see how it affects the player counts in the other modes.
I really dislike how the newer mythic weapons and bosses give just a few players a huge advantage, so I am very glad to have this original, more fair balancing back to enjoy
Too bad I stopped caring five years ago.
it's happening.
it's really happening.
Crazy to think how this game would have faded to obscurity if they didn't decide to emulate PUBG.
AWESOME. I play this game with my kids now, and this mode will certainly take me back to 2018, when this game launched on Switch. I used to play it hours during every day for a while, for a period of time when I was unemployed.
Pretty cool that the original map is back and for good this time, definitely wouldn't mind occasionally playing on it if my friends were up to it at some point!
Really do not understand the sudden fad of all these games removing years of progress and additions to make the games bland again.
@Agenerationofgens they are keeping how the game plays now, but removing all the crap they added.
sounds perfect to me.
I’m curious if they’ll keep the Reload mode as it seems pretty similar to this and would risk dividing the player base further.
I’m sticking with BR. Until they make the game first person view then I’ll quit.
Disney spent $1.5 B for that last Marvel heavy season, I suspect at some point we’ll get another Star Wars, and then who knows maybe even Pixar. Less Finding Nemo more The Incredibles.
@rjejr
I doubt they will get rid of reload. They just gave it that big map update, and it requires far less people than a normal game. They’ll probably start putting items from chapter 2 into reload and leave the OG map to chapter 1 things, if i had to guess
At least, that’s what I hope they do because I like the fast paced gameplay of reload over battle royale on occasion XD
@solarwolf07 Makes sense. But it's getting kind of crazy now w/ all of the different modes x2 w/ ranked modes added, at some point you'd think they'd want to focus a bit. Reload was down today b/c "reasons". Though I suppose they do have some extra manpower now that they've cut back on Rocket Racing, though they may be using that all up on sneakers. 😂
Super hyped for this
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