For once, it’s Fortnite that’s crossing over into another game, with a Destiny 2 datamine revealing new armour based on three Fortnite skins.
Whenever the words ‘Fortnite’ and ‘crossover’ appear in the same sentence, it’s usually because another beloved media franchise has lent its characters to the battle royale, but not this time.
The game is now defined by its cameos, which is why the idea of Fortnite cameoing in someone else’s game is weirdly unthinkable, despite the fact that it seems to be happening.
We can’t imagine most Fortnite players picked the game up to play as any of the original characters/skins, but they’re apparently enough of a selling point to be added to Destiny 2, of all games.
Nothing’s been officially announced yet, but a Destiny 2 dataminer known as Ginsor recently uncovered evidence of the skins’ existence in the game’s files.
Specifically, a piece of promotional artwork depicting three armour sets based on select Fortnite skins: Black Knight, Drift, and Omega.
Honestly, anyone unfamiliar with Fortnite could easily mistake these for wholly original designs, but between the online reactions and our own comparisons, it’s all looking very real.
Bungie is holding a Destiny 2 livestream tomorrow on August 23, ahead of Gamescom Opening Night Live, to highlight the game’s next season of content. So, a formal reveal is expected to take place then, with Season 18 going live shortly after the stream at 7pm BST.
Bungie is also expected to be talking about Lightfall, the next major expansion. Although it lacks a release date, the common consensus is that it will arrive at some point in 2023.
The next question is whether this means Destiny 2 content will be added to Fortnite in the future. Considering how every new Fortnite crossover gets datamined beforehand, we would think this would have leaked already but, so far, there’s no mention of it.
We also have to wonder why this crossover is even happening in the first place. Fortnite and Destiny 2 are both live service titles and involve a lot of shooting, but they’re otherwise completely different in terms of gameplay, aesthetic, and tone.
We can’t imagine the Venn diagram for people who play both games is especially big, but for those few that do fall into both camps… good news sounds like it’s only a day or so away.
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