Fortnite is gearing up for Chapter 6 Season 1, closing the e-book on Remix Chapter 2 with its large Remix Finale occasion, the most recent in a years-long run of in-game concert events that Epic has placed on for gamers. Shortly after the occasion, the official Fortnite account on Twitter/X revealed that the Remix Finale occasion was, actually, the most important in-game live performance the sport has ever hosted.
With greater than 14 million gamers, this newest occasion has usurped Travis Scott’s “Astronomical” in-game live performance from 2020 as the most important Fortnite in-game music occasion ever. Scott’s interactive live performance noticed a excessive of 12.3 million gamers. In the summertime of 2021, Ariana Grande starred within the Rift Tour, a live performance of the same scale, although participant counts have been by no means revealed for it, thereby inferring the full was lower than Scott’s showcase.
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Greater than 14 million concurrent gamers partied up for Remix: The Finale and greater than 3 million estimated folks streamed it on-line. This can be a new Fortnite all-time document for an in-game live performance – thanks! 🦋
We’re operating it again at 8:00 PM ET tonight for… pic.twitter.com/1X48yjSD2Q— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 30, 2024
Each Scott’s and Grande’s reveals have been proven whereas Fortnite seasons have been ongoing, and have been performed a complete of 5 instances every for gamers who needed to catch it later–or once more. Within the case of Scott’s present, this led to almost 28 million distinctive gamers experiencing the live performance earlier than its run of reveals got here to a detailed. At present’s occasion, nevertheless, will probably be proven simply as soon as extra at 5 PM PT / 8 PM ET immediately, as Fortnite is down forward of Chapter 6 Season 1. The brand new chapter is anticipated to start tomorrow, December 1.
The present featured a four-pack of artists: Snoop Dogg, Eminem, Ice Spice, and Juice WRLD, with the lattermost showing posthumously and with the blessing of the late artist’s mom and document label. Many different concert events have been within the sport since Grande’s, together with reveals starring The Child Laroi, Metallica, and plenty of extra, however there’s usually a noticeable distinction in scale amongst these numerous reveals. The Remix Finale occasion was rather more within the model of the Astronomical and Rift Tour reveals, making it the primary to really feel that manner in three years.
The occasion additionally got here near being Fortnite’s greatest reside occasion ever, although that distinction nonetheless belongs to the Marvel crossover occasion from December 2020, throughout which period the game saw a peak count of 15.3 million players.