Fortnite’s Future Could Be A Bigger, Seamless World And More Players
Fortnite remains one of the most popular and influential games out there, and it’s no longer just a game, but instead a platform of sorts for all manner of different types of games and experiences. Epic’s Tim Sweeney believes Fortnite is basically an early version of the metaverse, and he recently spoke about this belief and how he sees the game growing and evolving over time.
“It’s going to evolve a lot,” Sweeney said. He spoke to researcher Matthew Ball about this recently, ahead of Fortnite’s seventh anniversary in August.
Fortnite as it exists today is limited by the available technology with which to build it. For example, Sweeney said the game’s battle royale mode is limited to 100 people because “computers in the data center were just too slow” when the game released. And Fortnite is divided into a number of different islands for a similar reason: The technology stack required to create one seamless experience is not there.