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Epic Games announces deal with Telefónica
Epic Games has entered a deal with telecoms company Telefónica, which will see the Epic Games Store and Fortnite pre-in…Epic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phones
But not in the US — not yet.
Maybe I should invest in an iPhone...Epic Games announces deal with Telefónica
Epic Games has entered a deal with telecoms company Telefónica, which will see the Epic Games Store and Fortnite pre-in…Epic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phones
But not in the US — not yet.
The events do big numbers, but you're talking about a massive spike that lasts 10-20 minutes a few times a year. The average concurrent shows about 1.9 million for December 2024 while it was 3.1 million for December 2023. I don't think the 2024 numbers will stay that low as the holidays are approaching, but you're still looking at a decent drop from last year.
Because android phones didn't have enough bloatware alreadyEpic Games announces deal with Telefónica
Epic Games has entered a deal with telecoms company Telefónica, which will see the Epic Games Store and Fortnite pre-in…Epic’s dream is starting to come true — its store will be preinstalled on ‘millions’ of Android phones
But not in the US — not yet.
Yeah, considering Samsung is by far the most popular Android manufacturer and obviously have their own store and haven't managed to make any kind of real dent in Google's app store, I don't think this deal is going to make much of a difference. Other than some fake "installs" number that they can boast about like you said.
Isn't the only reason that the Genshin & all are on EGS that Epic doesn't take MTX cut?
FWIW, Hoyo games on EGS have the option to use Epic's payment processor. I don't know how WuWa or Nikki do theirs though.
I would imagine they all do it more or less the same.
If that is true then based on the third party spend from previous years I'd say people playing those games through egs are not using the epic payment processor, and as such I don't expect the gaas titles to move that needle much if at all.
The reason would be for stuff like playtime trackers and other community related stuff, which I doubt anyone actively using EGS cares much about.
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When you really want to collab with Valve but your CEO has an eternal chip on his shoulder.Fortnite x Skibidi Toilet leaks proving that kids will actually buy anything - VideoGamer
An actual Fortnite x Skibidi Toilet crossover is happening according to one of the game's most prominent leakers.
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Fortnite Player Count - Live Active Players and Population Stats
Fortnite player count right now: 2,023,757 online, 1,204,644 in-match. 24h peak 1,341,145. All-time peak 14,343,880. Live charts and historic data since 2023.
The average Fortnite concurrency in December 2023 was ~3.1 million
The average Fortnite concurrency in December 2024 was ~2.1 million
So a drop of 30%. While there is no tracker I know of that shows average Roblox concurrency, I know their peak concurrent went from about 9 million in December 2023 to 12.2 million in December 2024.
Tim Sweeney said Fortnite had 110 million monthly users in holiday 2023. Even if the 30% drop is real, that's still >75 million MAU in holiday 2024 which is massive and still one of the biggest games in the world. At the same time they're spreading themselves thin by supporting extra modes and not expanding the audience.
So is this just based on the number of players who had at least one achievement?
[HIDEREPLYTHANKS]Also the few B2P games that actually sold well were buoyed heavily by the coupon. Just look at how EA Sports FC 24 had 725k players and FC25 only has 172k.
