The announcement came via the game’s official Chinese website. And pretty abruptly too, as the post looks to have been made yesterday. The page also bills the Chinese version of Fortnite as a test. And it’s not technically wrong, owing to its limited run.
“The test of ‘Fortress Night’ has come to an end. We will shut down the server in the near future. -” pic.twitter.com/i8T9gcnHWu — arkheops ✨ (@itsarkheops) October 31, 2021 According to PC Gamer, Fortnite in China is very different to the way it is everywhere else. Games were shorter, multiple people could claim victory, and they had a separate health bar for storm damage. V-bucks were also not bought, but earned through challenges despite the battle royale mode itself remaining free to play. Unsurprisingly, many are attributing to the Fortnite shutdown in China to the country’s hard cracking down on video games. It is possible for that to be one reason, possibly among many. But from the sound of it, it’s just not a game that can profit the companies behind it, being free to play and also not having microtransactions. (Source: Tencent, @itsarkheops via PC Gamer)
