Summary
TheFortniteFestivalgame mode is switching out Item Shop Jam Tracks in favor of making more tracks available in its Spotlight menu, causing an uproar among fans. In December 2023, Epic Games added three major game modes toFortnite:LEGO Fortnite(now known asLEGO Fortnite Odyssey),Fortnite Festival, andRocket Racing.Fortnite Festivalis a game mode very similar toGuitar Hero, and there is a selection of over 400 songs that gamers can try out while playing it.
While there are various original Jam Tracks,Fortnite Festivalalso includes songs from real-world artists. Players' favorite artists have been brought toFortnitevia the game’s Music Pass, Jam Tracks, and emotes. A large portion of theJam Tracks available inFortniteare popular songs, which gamers can get in the Item Shop for 500 V-Bucks, or the equivalent of $4.50. However, it seems that from now on, it won’t be as easy for players to acquire their favorite songs as it was before.
The officialFortnite FestivalTwitter account announced that the number of availableJam Tracks in the Item Shopwould be significantly reduced, and new songs would no longer be added every Thursday. To balance this out, the developers also made sure to mention that players would have access to a much more extensive selection of spotlight Jam Tracks, indicating the Jam Tracks that can be played for free on a given day. However, many of theFortnite Festivalplayers in the community were displeased to learn that they wouldn’t have access to nearly 100 tracks every day.
Changes Made in Fortnite Festival
When players look at theirMusic Library inFortniteto choose which Jam Track they want to play, they will be met with a list of their owned tracks as well as any songs in the Spotlight, which are songs that are featured that week and can be played for free. Therefore, even though players can’t buy their favorite songs as easily as they could before, as it will be much rarer for them to appear in the Item Shop, they can now choose from a selection of 40 Jam Tracks daily, increasing their chances of finding something they like among the roster of songs available in theFortnite FestivalSpotlight.
Fortnite Festivaland Jam Tracks have been a huge success, but this wasn’t the first time that music played a big role inFortnite. Epic Games has always valued music and worked together with artists to bring them and their songs to the game. It all started with theMarshmello concert inFortnite, which broke the concurrent player record at the time with a total of 8.3 million gamers joining in at the same time. Then, music made its way into the game more concretely with the release of Icon Series emotes. Finally, players got the Music Pass with a lineup of impressive artists, such as Lady Gaga and Eminem, along with hundreds of Jam Tracks. It’s little wonder some gamers aren’t happy that they can’t access their favorite songs at all times.
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