{"id":199399,"date":"2026-03-12T02:46:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tetrabulletin.com\/?p=199399"},"modified":"2026-03-12T02:46:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T06:46:00","slug":"fortnites-original-save-the-world-mode-will-be-free-to-play-starting-on-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tetrabulletin.com\/?p=199399","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite&#8217;s original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Fortnite&#8217;s<\/em> original <em>Save the World<\/em> game mode <a data-i13n=\"cpos:1;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortnite.com\/news\/fortnite-save-the-world-goes-free-to-play-april-16?lang=en-US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:will be free to play beginning on April 16;cpos:1;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;will be free to play beginning on April 16&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" class=\"link \"><\/a>. This is not the battle royale mode that went on to take over the world, but rather a PvE co-op campaign that focuses on crafting and survival. It currently costs $9 but that ends soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">As a matter of fact, Epic Games will stop selling the paid version of the content tonight, March 11, at 8PM ET. If you have $9 burning a hole in your pocket to spend on something that&#8217;ll be free next month, go for it. Current players will still be able to access the content, so there are no worries there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Once the free version goes live, pre-existing players will get a bunch of perks as a thank you of sorts. This includes vouchers for V-bucks, gold bars and end-game resources that are used to boost player and item levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Save the World <\/em><a data-i13n=\"cpos:2;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/2019-11-21-fortnite-save-the-world-new-area-dungeon-crawl.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:will still be a great way to gather V-bucks;cpos:2;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;will still be a great way to gather V-bucks&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" class=\"link \"><\/a>, for those worried the freemium shift will change things. Epic says players will earn this currency &#8220;through Daily Quests, Mission Alerts, Storm Shield Defense Missions and existing Challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Pre-registration for the free mode <a data-i13n=\"cpos:3;pos:1\" href=\"https:\/\/save-the-world.fortnite.com\/en-US\/?lang=en-US\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:is already live;cpos:3;pos:1;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkPosition&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yPosition&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;is already live&quot;,&quot;yHasCommerce&quot;:false}\" class=\"link \"><\/a> and there&#8217;s a welcome bit of news here. For the first time, <em>Save the World<\/em> will be available on Switch 2. It&#8217;ll remain unavailable on the original Switch and smartphones. The mode is also playable on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Epic promises those who pre-register will get perks when the free version launches, but says the specifics will vary depending on how many people sigh up by April 16. <em>Save the World <\/em>originally came out in 2017 and was a modest success that was immediately dwarfed by the <em>PUBG<\/em>-inspired battle royale mode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/fortnites-original-save-the-world-mode-will-be-free-to-play-starting-on-april-16-160757693.html?src=rss\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Fortnite&#8217;s original Save the World game mode . This is not the battle royale mode that went on to take over the world, but rather a PvE co-op campaign that focuses on crafting and survival. 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