The new big secret of Fortnite: Battle Royale (PC, PS4, iOS, Switch & Xbox One) revolves around the rocket at Snobby Shores. Some fans claim to have discovered, through a simple trick, when the rocket will finally launch.
The rocket is the new comet: In Season 3, the ominous comet was the big topic for weeks. The community speculated extensively about it. In the end, there were craters, hop rocks, map changes, superheroes, and the villain base at Snobby Shores.
A huge rocket can currently be found in the villain base: It appears to be on the verge of launching and will likely create the foundation for Season 5. But when will it go off?
Change the date and trick the game
Mysterious countdowns in Fortnite: The rocket teased repeatedly with ominous countdowns. A countdown briefly appeared on the Switch, but ultimately had no effect. Then another timer appeared briefly, but disappeared again soon after. But the curiosity of the players was piqued.
This is how you find out the launch date yourself: According to the last countdown, something was supposed to happen sometime over the weekend. Possibly on July 1st. Therefore, players simply advanced the system date on their console to this date. They returned to the game and lo and behold: On the screens, where the villain logo used to be, the word “Launch” was now prominently displayed!
The hologram at the rocket had meanwhile disappeared.
Is the rocket coming to Fortnite on July 1st?
It seems that the developers have already built a function into the game that will be triggered by the launch of the rocket in Fortnite. But not much more can be seen; due to fears of data miners, the effects of the launch will probably only be patched into the game shortly before.
But is the launch really on July 1st? Many players suspect that the rocket launch marks the end of Season 4 and the beginning of Season 5. A series of curious speculations have already arisen regarding the rocket and Season 5.
Season 4 lasts longer: According to Epic, Season 4 ends on July 12th at 10:00 AM our time. Not on July 1st. It remains exciting whether something will happen on Sunday and if so: What?
