{"id":35506,"date":"2026-03-12T00:13:39","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=35506"},"modified":"2026-03-12T00:13:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:13:39","slug":"fortnites-original-save-the-world-mode-will-be-free-to-play-starting-on-april-16","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sgbuzz.com\/?p=35506","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite&#8217;s original Save the World mode will be free to play starting on April 16"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Fortnite&#8217;s<\/em> original <em>Save the World<\/em> game mode . This is not the battle royale mode that went on to take over the world, but rather a PvE co-op campaign that focuses on crafting and survival. It currently costs $9 but that ends soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">As a matter of fact, Epic Games will stop selling the paid version of the content tonight, March 11, at 8PM ET. If you have $9 burning a hole in your pocket to spend on something that&#8217;ll be free next month, go for it. Current players will still be able to access the content, so there are no worries there.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Once the free version goes live, pre-existing players will get a bunch of perks as a thank you of sorts. This includes vouchers for V-bucks, gold bars and end-game resources that are used to boost player and item levels.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\"><em>Save the World <\/em>, for those worried the freemium shift will change things. Epic says players will earn this currency &#8220;through Daily Quests, Mission Alerts, Storm Shield Defense Missions and existing Challenges.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Pre-registration for the free mode  and there&#8217;s a welcome bit of news here. For the first time, <em>Save the World<\/em> will be available on Switch 2. It&#8217;ll remain unavailable on the original Switch and smartphones. The mode is also playable on PC, PlayStation and Xbox.<\/p>\n<p class=\"col-body mb-4 leading-7 text-[18px] md:leading-8 break-words min-w-0 charcoal-color\">Epic promises those who pre-register will get perks when the free version launches, but says the specifics will vary depending on how many people sigh up by April 16. <em>Save the World <\/em>originally came out in 2017 and was a modest success that was immediately dwarfed by the <em>PUBG<\/em>-inspired battle royale mode.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engadget.com\/gaming\/fortnites-original-save-the-world-mode-will-be-free-to-play-starting-on-april-16-160757693.html?src=rss\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article At Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fortnite&#8217;s original Save the World game mode . 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