Fortnite Just Broke Another Record
Mark Delaney
11/30/2024
Fortnite is gearing up for Chapter 6 Season 1, closing the book on Remix Chapter 2 with its massive Remix Finale event, the latest in a years-long run of in-game concerts that Epic has put on for players. Shortly after the event, the official Fortnite account on Twitter/X revealed that the Remix Finale event was, in fact, the biggest in-game concert the game has ever hosted.With more than 14 million players, this latest event has usurped Travis Scott's "Astronomical" in-game concert from 2020 as the biggest Fortnite in-game music event ever. Scott's interactive concert saw a high of 12.3 million players. In the summer of 2021, Ariana Grande starred in the Rift Tour, a concert of a similar scale, though player counts were never revealed for it, thereby inferring the total was less than Scott's showcase.You. Showed. Up.More than 14 million concurrent players partied up for Remix: The Finale and more than 3 million estimated people streamed it online. This is a new Fortnite all-time record for an in-game concert - thank you! 🦋We’re running it back at 8:00 PM ET tonight for… pic.twitter.com/1X48yjSD2Q — Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 30, 2024 Both Scott's and Grande's shows were shown while Fortnite seasons were ongoing, and were played a total of five times each for players who wanted to catch it later--or again. In the case of Scott's show, this led to nearly 28 million unique players experiencing the concert before its run of shows came to a close. Today's event, however, will be shown just once more at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET today, as Fortnite is down ahead of Chapter 6 Season 1. The new chapter is expected to begin tomorrow, December 1.Continue Reading at GameSpot...
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