Fortnite OG and the Original Map Will Return in 2024 Due to Their Overwhelming Popularity
The Fortnite team has confirmed that Fortnite OG and the original map will be returning in 2024 as the "OG season far exceeded our expectations."
The exciting news was shared by Fortnite's account on X/Twitter and it teased that we we can expect to jump back in to the map that first welcomed us into the Battle Royale game back in 2017 next year.
"Ngl the OG season far exceeded our expectations," Fortnite's account wrote "So much so that we’d like to bring it back… *opens 2024 roadmap doc* In the meantime, see you on the Battle Bus."
This shouldn't come as too much of a surprise as the love for Fortnite OG was overwhelming and saw Fortnite have its 'biggest day' ever with over 44.7 million players jumping in to take a trip down memory lane.
This weekend has also been big for Fortnite, as it recently had its Big Bang event that welcomed us into Fortnite Chapter 5: Underground. Not only did this dimension-hopping adventure treat us to Eminem performing a concert, but it also introduced us to new LEGO, racing, and music games head to Fortnite next week.
As for Fortnite Chapter 5: Underground, this newest season will come with a ton of changes and additions, including a new island, a train that goes all across the map, weapon mods, over 1,200 LEGO Style outfits, bosses, a new Battle Pass with Peter Griffin and Solid Snake, and much more.
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Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
