UPDATE 10.40pm UK: Epic Video games has now returned the Xbox-exclusive Grasp Chief design and apologised for confusion after beforehand stating it might not be obtainable. A Christmas miracle!
ORIGINAL STORY 11.20am UK:
Halo icon Grasp Chief returned to the Fortnite merchandise store final night time after a prolonged absence, however his return has been marred by an unannounced change to the character’s Xbox-exclusive design.
Beforehand, taking part in Fortnite on an Xbox console (or by way of Xbox Cloud Gaming) unlocked an extra, console-exclusive Matte Black model of the Grasp Chief pores and skin. However when the Spartan returned to the Fortnite store final night time, new purchasers discovered this was not obtainable.
A number of hours later, Fortnite maker Epic Video games introduced by way of the sport’s help account on X that the “Matte Black model for The Grasp Chief is not unlockable” and that the bonus was restricted to gamers who had purchased the outfit earlier than this month.
Fortnite followers rapidly pointed again to a submit from Epic Video games again in 2020 asserting the pores and skin, which said that gamers would unlock the Xbox-exclusive model “at ANY level sooner or later” and that there was “no time restrict for unlocking this model”.
A neighborhood be aware has now been hooked up to Epic Video games’ announcement immediately, declaring the contradiction, whereas followers have mentioned Epic Video games has fumbled the announcement by solely asserting the change after the pores and skin returned on sale.
Epic Video games has not mentioned why the Xbox unique has now ended, or whether or not related PlayStation skins with console-exclusive variants (reminiscent of Horizon’s Aloy) are additionally affected. We have contacted the corporate for extra.
In happier information, Fortnite has launched its Cyberpunk 2077 crossover, which incorporates skins for Johnny Silverhand and V.
