Summary
A recentFortnite Festivalleak reveals that a long-requested feature for the rhythm game spinoff may finally be implemented in an upcoming update. Released as one of multiple expansions of the Epic Games battle royale,Festivaltakes inspiration from iconic rhythm games likeGuitar HeroandRock Band.Fortnite Festivalhas featured more than 180 songsfor players to unlock, available both through the in-game Item Shop and the frequent Festival Passes. Now,Fortnite Festivalis getting a nice quality-of-life feature in a future update.
Along with its litany of songs, developer Harmonix has done plenty of work with theFortnitespinoff to evoke the feeling of theRock Bandseries. Peripheral developer PDP revealed earlier this year that it would be developing a guitar controller forFortnite Festival, bringing the plastic peripherals back for the first time since 2015.Fortnite Festivalhas also featured multiple different seasons and Festival Passes, giving fans the chance to pick up exclusive cosmetics and songs.Fortnite Festival’s lobby is now said to be one of the next areas getting an upgrade.
As reported by Dexerto, a leak from prominentFortniteleaker ShiinaBR has revealed a major upgrade in the near future.Fortnite Festivalis reportedly set to finally introduce the ability to select different Jam Tracks as lobby music for the spinoff, letting users listen totheir favoriteFortnite Festivalsongsin the game’s menu. The update comes after players had already been able to playFortnite Festival’s lobby music as Jam Tracks, with many suggesting the feature should go both ways. A launch date for the lobby music upgrade was not confirmed with the leak.
Fortnite Festival Reveals Major Lobby Quality-of-Life Upgrade
The addition ofFortnite Festival’s Jam Tracks as lobby music will make the game’s wide array of musical genres available in its menus.Festivalhas added everything from pop music like Lady Gaga and LMFAO to metal bands like Disturbed and Slipknot as part of its song lineup. Epic Games even recently addedthe iconic “Cantina Band” music fromStar Warslast month during the game’s “May the Fourth” event. No confirmation was given about whether every song featured inFortnite Festivalwill be immediately available as lobby music.
The new update toFortnite Festivaljoins plenty of new content on the way acrossFortnite’s multiple spinoffs.The Psyonix-developedRocket Racingis heavily rumored to be getting a battle pass, with the racing game being the onlyFortniteproperty to not feature a battle pass.LEGO Fortnitealso recently saw two new islands added to the game, with “LEGO Wing Walkers” and “LEGO Smoothie Odyssey.” The update to lobby music forFortnite Festivallooks to let fans listen to their favorite in-game songs even more.
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