Both are out today
With the new console updates already in the bag, I’ve played a lot of them Fornite with my wife. The Xbox Series X and PS5 versions run very smoothly for the sessions I don’t want to play on PC, and those ports just got a lot better today.
Starting this afternoon, version 15.10 has been added in 120FPS support for both console families. Ally you have to turn it on, and the game converts to 1440p on Series X and PS5, and 1080p on Series S. That’s it: it’s turned on for all modes, not just PVP like Destiny 2. To be clear, these are legit Series X / S and PS5 versions of the game, not older versions that just happen to work.
The other big news today is the addition of a limited edition “The Spy Within” mode, which is literally ordinary Among us, Fortnite style. You start on the side of the “agents” (eight people) or the “spies” (two people). The latter will try to take out the former unnoticed, while the agents try to perform tasks and vote out alleged spies. It’s gonna be a yelly Twitch fest.
It’s also, neatly, a community created venture with Epic credited to DolphinDom, KKSlider, Bunni, Wert, Blanky, jstKamui, MackJack, Ritual, and Snownymous. A new turn will be cycled in and out of the playlist “every few days”.
Of course there is a big twist on Epic money that makes things a little bit more interesting. You can use the Houseparty video chat app to actually host an entire meeting while people are apart or in quarantine. This technology isn’t brand new (it debuted in November), but the timing is impeccable in several ways: way Among us Switch thunder!
I took a ride the first day, and the first scenario is a lot like the main one Among us shtick. The agents must collect enough coins in the main foyer of a mansion to win the game or take out the spies. Tasks and obtaining coins usually look directly at an object; leaving a blind spot for the spies to hit you. Voice chat is of course turned on by default. It’s … a distraction! To really get the most out of it, you want to invite close personal friends.
This is in addition to the standard 1-4 squad battle royale mode, team rumble, arena, creative play, the combat lab (random player-created concepts) and party royale (hangout mode with minigames). Fortnite has come a long way since it was just Save the World PVE, and it’s now essentially an entire platform.
The Spy Within [Epic Games]
