Fortnite Pageant, the concert-themed rhythm-action portion of Epic Video games’ free-to-play jack-of-all-trades juggernaut, is getting native co-op assist subsequent month – conjuring nostalgic reminiscences of numerous evenings spent twanging away in Rock Band with friends.
Not coincidentally, in fact, Fortnite Pageant is the work of Rock Band developer Harmonix (which Epic Video games acquired again in 2021) and is extraordinarily paying homage to the studio’s beloved earlier titles, proper all the way down to its assist for guitar-shaped plastic peripherals.
And Epic has now revealed that, from Tuesday 14th January, Fortnite Pageant will get a bit nearer to capturing the social spirit of these heady Rock Band days, by letting a number of gamers jam away within the consolation of the identical room – however solely on Xbox and PlayStation. The corporate hasn’t shared a lot in the way in which of specifics simply but, however judging by the excessively elaborate, Snoop Dogg-starring trailer it is launched to announce the brand new characteristic, it will assist native co-op for as much as 4 gamers, in addition to the simultaneous use of two plastic guitars.
This marks the primary main new characteristic for Fortnite Pageant this 12 months, and follows Epic’s affirmation final December that it will proceed to assist its rhythm sport by “2025 and past”. It made these assurances after revealing it will now not be releasing themed updates for Fortnite’s Rocket Racing, which has struggled to keep up participant numbers since being launched alongside Fornite Pageant and Lego Fortnite in 2023.
The arrival of Fortnite Pageant’s native co-op assist on 14th January coincides with the top of the mode’s present Snoop Dogg-themed season and the beginning of the following, which is able to possible see Vocaloid popstar Hatsune Miku step in as the most recent featured artist.
