Fortnite has hosted more than its fair share of Star Wars collaborations over the last six years, with its first occurring all the way back in Chapter 2 Season 1. Since then, there have been over 10 separate collabs between Fortnite and Star Wars, bringing characters from all corners of the Galaxy Far, Far Away to the ever-changing battle royale island. But if some recent leaks are to be believed, Fortnite's biggest Star Wars crossover yet might be right around the corner.
According to leakers @Loolo_WRLD and @X0X_LEAK, Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 – set to begin on May 2 – will feature a 30-day Star Wars crossover. This mini season will reportedly feature a themed battle pass containing 4–5 skins, some new Star Wars bosses, some Star Wars POIs, and some new Star Wars-themed in-game items. This season would be perfectly timed for Star Wars' May 4 celebrations, and it might also be the perfect time to resolve one long-standing complaint fans have had about Fortnite's battle pass system.
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Fortnite's Rumored Star Wars Season Should Set a New Precedent for Battle Pass Skins
Fortnite Fans Want Old Battle Pass Skins to Come to the Item Shop
For the longest time, skins and other cosmetics contained in Fortnite's battle passes were entirely exclusive. Players could only unlock battle pass cosmetics by purchasing the battle pass and unlocking those rewards, and once the battle pass had expired and the season changed, those cosmetics were gone forever. This meant that new players who jumped on board after a battle pass expired could never unlock those cosmetics, nor could players who had purchased the battle pass but not finished it in time.
Back in August of last year, Epic Games finally made the decision to change Fortnite's battle pass exclusivity system. As of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3, any cosmetics contained in a season's battle pass have a chance to reappear in the Item Shop at least 18 months after they originally appeared. This decision was deemed as a positive one by the community, striking a good balance between keeping the battle pass rewarding while giving players more ways to eventually get the skins they missed out on.
But Fortnite's new battle pass approach still isn't perfect. Epic Games has stated that only cosmetics contained in battle passes from Chapter 5 Season 3 onwards have a chance to reappear in the future. This means that there are 28 battle passes' worth of cosmetics that new fans will never have a chance to unlock. Naturally, a lot of fans want this to change.
Fortnite's Star Wars Season Could Be To Open the Floodgates
Fortnite's rumored Star Wars season could be the perfect opportunity to crack open the floodgates a little, and add an old battle pass skin to the Item Shop. More specifically, Fortnite's Star Wars season should bring back The Mandalorian outfit.
Originally released as part of Fortnite's Chapter 2 Season 5 battle pass, The Mandalorian skin is based on the titular character from the Disney+ show. The Mando skin was originally tied to a neat quest that saw players completing missions to earn pieces of the bounty hunter's Beskar armor set. Unfortunately, anyone who didn't buy the battle pass in 2020 is unable to get Mando's default or Beskar outfit.
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OpenCritic Reviews
- Top Critic Avg: 84 /100 Critics Rec: 94%
- Released
- September 26, 2017
- ESRB
- T for Teen - Diverse Content: Discretion Advised, In-Game Purchases, Users Interact
- Developer(s)
- Epic Games
- Publisher(s)
- Epic Games
