Fortnite Is Still My Go To Game Because It Avoids This Annoying Problem

I ended 2023 playing . And I’ve just kept going. We are nearly 10 days into 2024 and I’ve only played one game so far: . I almost played some at one point, but the servers were borked. I then almost played something on my phone, but it needed an update. I tried another game, but while I was ready to play, my brother’s game needed a big update.

So I crawled back to . I was such a fool for even trying to play something else. The reality is that my job demands that, eventually, I will have to play else. I’m not entirely sure what that will be. That new game looks neat. Maybe I’ll play that and take a break from . But I know that sooner or later, the siren call of will lure me back.

You might wonder, “Hey, why are you so into this game?” It’s a fair question. What about Epic’s digital menagerie of franchises, IPs, and celebrities has clicked with my brain and created a bond stronger than super glue? Well, it’s not one particular thing. But it also is. Let me explain a bit: hasn’t dug its claws into me just because it offers so much—though all the content does help.

It’s very cool that I can drive super fast in the new game developed by devs Pysonix. It’s also rad that I can play one of the best Lego games ever made, , inside Epic’s digital toybox. And it’s super duper nice that I can load up —a rhythm game from studio Harmonix—and play songs and earn high scores inside .

And all of this supports cross platform multiplayer and progression as well. Oh, and let’s not forget the extremely popular battle royale mode inside Y’know, the very thing that helped it skyrocket to the top of the most played games list in the first place? That mode is still in there, alongside the PvE horde mode , and thousands of user made creations and maps, too.

But all of that stuff isn’t what keeps me playing day after day. What keeps me coming back is that all of this is available, every night, . There is no installing big expansions or new games; as I try to squeeze yet another large game onto my SSD. Instead, all of ’s wonderful toy box is sitting there on my Xbox or PC, ready to go at the touch of a button.

Sure, itself has updates from time to time. But they aren’t frequent and come with plenty of warning. And once that one update is done, all of is ready to go. Every community map, user made game, official mode, and battle royale variant. One update basically takes care of an entire library of games and experiences.

Efficient! In 2024, what provides is something almost no other big game can offer: Near instantaneous access to the fucking video game you wanna play. It’s weird to realize, but that just isn’t something I can count on anymore. (And yes, I know the consoles are to auto update, but that’s not foolproof, and even when it works, installing new games still takes time.) Most nights I only have two or three hours at most to play some games.

And with , 99 percent of the time at least, its massive collection of games is ready for me. No wait. No fuss. No updates. And I gotta say, that’s a pretty strong argument for playing it over most other games. ..