Fortniteand Unreal Engine 5 developer Epic Games has announced its all-new revenue-sharing system for in-game content creators as part of its Game Developers Conference show, clarifying that anyone interested will be able to earn money off their virtual creations. Depending on the popularity of their custom content, this may lead to substantial earnings down the line.
WithFortnite’s Creative 2.0 features blowing mindsfollowing the initial reveal, it didn’t take long for it to become obvious that Epic’s powerful Unreal Engine 5 tools will be given to players to do whatever they want with them. The sheer flexibility of this game engine means that the creation of custom content should be a relative breeze, and combined with the game’s popularity, it may be the winning combo.
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According to Epic Games' announcement of its newFortniterevenue-sharing model, creatives can look forward to some potentially high earnings for the game’s top-performing content. As per the official Creator Economy 2.0 blog post, the studio will now share 40% of the game’s revenue with those who design and publish content for it using the upgraded Creative 2.0 Islands feature. As one might expect, the size of a given creator’s payout will depend entirely on how popular their creations are and how many people are using their content. Such a competitive system is bound to kickstart the game’s new economy systems, inviting many people to try their hand at building something new and interesting.
This is not the first time that someone’s tried their hand atmaking a “Robloxfor adults” titleof course, and it’s going to take a bit of time until it becomes clear just how user-friendly Creator Economy 2.0 ends up being, but so far, things are looking good. User-made content is hugely popular inFortnite, and Epic has promised to share money earned via V-Buck purchases, real-money DLC (including quest packs and cosmetics), and the game’s Crew subscriptions, meaning that the revenue pool is sizeable indeed.
As one of the leading and most popularUnreal Engine 5 video games, Epic Games’Fortniteis in a unique position of being able to leverage virtually all the engine’s advanced features. While its graphics are impressive on their own, with advanced lighting systems and more, its customization and flexibility may prove more interesting to the community in the end and leverage the game’s most inviting qualities to their fullest extent.
It may be worth remembering that all of Epic Games' fancy new tech also means thatFortnitehad to drop Windows 7 and 8 support, making the game unplayable on all but the latest mainstream operating systems. Given the fact that the game is available on virtually any other contemporary gaming platform, this shouldn’t be a major issue for most users, and the most important thing to keep an eye on now is whether Creative Economy 2.0 truly pans out.
Fortniteis available now for Mobile, PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
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