Centralised or Decentralised Fortnite Metaverse?

⊲ Posting Nexus ⊳ This article by Julia Alexander describes how Fortnite is evolving into a creator-driven platform, resembling YouTube’s model by fostering an ecosystem where user-generated content thrives. Epic Games’ Unreal Engine for Fortnite has seen significant growth, with 70,000 creators building nearly 200,000 islands. Despite a payout of $350 million to creators in 2024, challenges remain, including competition from Roblox and the need to incentivize novel gameplay. “… Fortnite must be – a galaxy of interweaving planets, not the sun everything revolves around …” Alexander argues.
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