Developers that build Fortnite experiences can now try out a new first-person camera mode. The feature will first be available as an experimental release in the Unreal Editor for Fortnite. Later this year, the feature will launch in beta, and at that time, creators will be able to publish their experiences with first-person modes, Epic Games says.
Fortnite creators can now make first-person shooters
They’ll be able to publish FPS experiences later in 2024 with Unreal Editor for Fortnite.
They’ll be able to publish FPS experiences later in 2024 with Unreal Editor for Fortnite.
Image: Epic Games
is a senior reporter covering technology, gaming, and more. He joined The Verge in 2019 after nearly two years at Techmeme.
The company first revealed the first-person perspective at its State of Unreal show in March, though it’s not planned for Fortnite’s Battle Royale mode, Epic confirmed to Rock Paper Shotgun. You can get a brief look at the mode in Epic’s State of Unreal replay at 1:06:26 and in a post on X shared today.
For now, not everything a player does will stay in first person. Certain actions, including swimming, gliding, and skydiving, the player’s camera will change to third person, Epic writes in a blog post, and this is behavior that will remain when the first-person camera officially launches in beta.
Update, October 1st: Added X post from Epic Games.
Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.
Most Popular
Most Popular
- Our long national sunscreen nightmare is almost over
- Kaleidescape’s movie player blows streaming, and your wallet, away
- Barret Zoph is out at OpenAI again after just five months
- Midjourney goes from generating cat images to full-body ultrasound scans
- Hue’s wired wall modules bring non-smart lights into its ecosystem
