When Fortnite developer Epic Games dropped a teaser final week about Fortnite’s Jonsey going to China, everybody assumed it meant that the sport is launching in China.
Turns out, this was an accurate guess on everybody’s half. Fortnite is certainly headed to China, by means of Chinese conglomerate Tencent.
Tencent introduced the information at a press convention this week (by way of DoNews). The firm didn’t present a launch date, however it revealed an fascinating characteristic for Chinese gamers.
Players in China who’ve spent money and time on the Western (present) model of Fortnite may have the choice to switch their purchases, XP, and all the things else earned on Western servers to native ones when the sport goes reside within the area.
According to the positioning, this partnership doesn’t prolong to the cellular model of the sport. Which is fascinating, as Fortnite cellular makes much more sense in China than it does for the West, so it’s not clear why it’s being overlooked – although this might later change.
As a part of the identical announcement, Tencent additionally revealed that it’ll be investing $15 million into Fortnite, half of which might be spent on fostering an esports scene in China, and the worldwide market.
Tencent owns 40% of Epic Games. Not solely that, it’s additionally the identical firm that develops and publishes PUBG mobile, each in China and within the West. And in case you missed it, Tencent is engaged on bringing PC PUBG to the Chinese market.
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