In Disney and Epic's collaboration, not all characters will appear in Fortnite

Already in February, We learned that Disney had invested a staggering $1.5 billion in game developer Epicas the two companies set out to create what they called “a new, persistent universe.” Little was known about how this integration would work, but now an interview with Epic management from The edge made things a little clearer.

Obviously, Disney is already heavily involved with it Fortnite. Last Saturday alone, some 5.6 million people showed up simultaneously – numbers that not even the biggest games on Steam could dream of – to battle a colossal Doctor Doom, who, after weeks of battle royale that foreshadowed Marvel-based storylines, appeared on the island. This came a week after Skins for Pixar The Incredibles Characters and cosmetics for Deadpool and Wolverine were added to the game. Not to mention the years star Wars-related inclusions in the huge game.

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What the two mega-corporations have planned, however, is something that builds on all of that, but in an overlapping space. The edge spoke to Epic's Executive Vice President Saxs Persson, who told them: “Disney wants a permanent place where everything Disney-related can be there, but they want to be part of an ecosystem that we have built.” The The idea is that you can discover the Disney-focused aspect of this future project via Fortniteor you can access it through other portals, but it will all fit together somehow.

“We see the power of ecosystems working together as the real magic here,” Persson continued. “From a player perspective, you want to be able to switch between a Fortnite Experience, a Disney experience, or any other experience really.” So any skins and characters you may have collected Fortniteor in a similar overlapping survival crafting game, Lego Fortniteor maybe even Rocket Leaguewill be broadcast to this Disney room. However, it is unlikely that this will be a purely one-way street.

“Not every outfit will do everything,” Persson said The edge. “A minifigure doesn’t hold a gun… Some IPs aren’t teen IPs or adult IPs. They're E-for-everyone IPs.” That means Disney clearly has no interest in the popular children's characters taking headshots with a repeating sniper rifle, and that's why we're still a long way from seeing Donald Duck finally exercise his right to take revenge that smug, silent-voiced mouse using a rapid-fire submachine gun.

What Disney's own space will entail is still unknown, but I'd spend my money on something comparable to the hugely popular one Disney Dreamlight Valleybut with more emphasis on multiplayer events and interaction. Then you can include all your Disney IP based files Fortnitecollected skins and items, albeit without their arsenal, in a celebration of corporate joy.

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