Here's Why Warzone Will Never Beat Fortnite's Popularity

With the recent launch of Call of Duty's Warzone battle royale there has been talk of Warzone being a 'Fortnite killer'. Here's why it's not.

[SyntheticForm]

Fortnite's got the kids.

[Jin_Sakai]

How can anyone not be sick of Fortnite by now? Everything gets old after a while.

[Jsm89k]

I was bored of it the second it became a BR game.

[SamPao]

Well. If it stays the same sure. But fortnite is doing a LOT to keep players enganged and to change things up. I mean to this day people still play Counterstrike soooo

[WickedLester]

Same reason why some gamers are content with just playing COD and Madden every year. I dont get it either but some gamers are just that myopic. They have no idea how many great gaming experiences there are to be had out there. Yet they are perfectly happy with COD and Madden, COD and Madden, COD and Madden.

[Fist4achin]

Whatever floats their boats...

[Dirty_Lemons]

I dunno, World of Warcraft is still going pretty strong 16 years later!

[Knightofelemia]

@Jin_Sakai Because Fortnite is free

[zeuanimals]

Like my ex-wife, heyooo!!!

[ilikestuff]

Haha! Give this man a see-gar!!

[SeanScythe]

I remember the very first Fortnite trailer. It was shown to be a survival/crafting/building multiplayer game. Then that got scrapped for what it is today, a crap hole of kids F2P stupidity. https://www.youtube.com/wat...

[ZeekQuattro]

It wasn't scrapped. It's just not FTP like the Battle Royale part of game is.

[Elda]

Fortnite is popular among the kiddies & young adults. Warzone is for adults so the demographic of players maybe less.

[UltraNova]

And adults move on to other things. Limited time to play, a ton more to play constantly and so on. I like warzone but I cant see myself playing for more than a month.

[Elda]

I hear you,I really don't play F2P games. Mostly F2P games I have no interest in especially the Battle Royale games.I have sampled Dauntless,Smite & Paladins for about an hour but I never stuck with playing them though those games are not that bad.

[UltraNova]

Try Warzone, it feels complete while being free, really its cost free. Just make sure to play with friends. Plunder is where you should focus at first to get a handle of things then try BR.

[BLAKHOODe]

I hate the "Fortnite is for kids" talk. That's an excuse. Fortnite is for everybody. People hate on it, because, like anything popular, a vocal minority rebels against it attracting low confidence followers, who think anything rebellious is cool and worth latching on to. And saying that, I'm not knocking COD Warzone. It's also a great game. And it's going to be popular. And eventually, they probably already have, another vocal minority is going to attack it, as well. The cycle never ends.

[AnubisG]

If you are older than 12 and play Fortinte, you have a serious mental issue.

[Edgelordsupreme]

I dont play Fortnite, but that's an incredibly narrow minded way of looking at things. I have a coworker, his wife bought him a switch and he has ended up playing a lot of Fortnite. Does he have serious mental issues because he doesnt adhere to your idea of the right games to play?

Grow up

[pwnmaster3000]

If your older then 18 and you let society tell you what’s cool and what to enjoy Then I feel like that’s more of an issue right there.

Be free and not a puppet.

[Hungryalpaca]

It IS for kids. ALL the marketing. ALL the merch. The stupid dances. The look and style. It’s OBVIOUSLY for kids.

[badz149]

Yeah...because they aren't already putting alpaca pinatas everywhere in the game. Wait...was that alpaca or llama? Meh...same thing

[BLAKHOODe]

ALL? I'm pretty sure John Wick was an R rated film.

[EmperorDalek]

Doesn't help that it's 100gb

[Veneno]

That's the lesson I learned the hard way. When I get my PS5 I'm going to triple the HDD right away.

[badz149]

100GB?? Seeriously?

[Tyrant 8 RDFL]

It can get boring if it is all you play, but if you play it here and there. Fortnite is still a ton of fun. Me personally I still enjoy Fortnite. Winning a BR games presents more satisfaction when I win over most other MP modes, and it also gets you the most upset lol. I may be in the minority here, but I love modes that give you one life. That is why on COD search and destroy was my favorite mode. Clutching in that mode felt amazing.

Back to the subject reason why COD wont be as popular as fortnite is the perspective of 1st person over 3rd person. In fornite we all know skins are very popular, and when a real cool one gets released players love them In fornite you can see you skin at all times on screen. Where as in COD you cant, so what is there to sell weapon skins? It just isn't as exciting,

Cod should try a 3rd person mode, and see how that does?

[badz149]

I think the only reason it won't be beating Fortnite anytime soon is because by end of year, Activision will already be busy marketing and selling the new CoD.

Remember when BO4 (I refuse to write it as "IIII" as that's retarded) was all about dethroning Fortnite? Yeah...that was a short-lived craze back then. This will face the same fate comes the next CoD.

[Father__Merrin]

It will be popular and will enjoy free updates but no game is dislodging fortnite anytime soon. For what it is its a spectacular game stunning visuals great performance and a massive community.

I don't play fortnite but many many millions do. Its now become pop culture now

[Black-Helghast]

Warzone is better than fortnite but fortnite has the kid's attentionz so

[SitRep_Critical]

I dont know if Warzone is TRYING to beat anything..its its own thing.. COD has its fan base, and most of them will enjoy Warzone. Fortnite has... the children.. and they will continue to enjoy it.. lol

[Edgelordsupreme]

What is it with people and this overly childish, simple view of things? Apex isn't bigger than Fortnite, it's still doing fine or Dota 2 vs LoL League is still more popular doesnt mean Dota 2 is dead. Call of Duty regularly outsells Battlefield, does that make Battlefield less appealing or important?

[badz149]

That last sentence though...BF is already not selling as many units while CoD still trounces all. So...

[Wedge19]

Why is it an either/or? These are very different games, with different intents, aiming for different audiences. Everything being said in the article is accurate, but the problem is seeing this a "popularity" contest. Warzone will achieve its vision and goals, and Fortnite will continue to do its thing. They don't really share the same space.

[TheHateTheyGive]

Fortnite is the greatest online multiplayer game ever. Its good clean fun.

[Veneno]

Warzone WILL beat Fornite because Activision will pay millions to Ninja, Sancho West, and Nick Eh 30 to play CoD exclusively and the rest will follow them.

[DonDon3000]

It will get the audience of people who like BR but hate doing all that building of ramps and stuff. Plus those of us who prefer first person view. It'll probably be tied between the two, and Fortnite Players will likely play both games. This will definately spell the end of PUBG which has been dying already.

[REALAS]

The dumbing down of people continues.

[Whatyouthought]

People still play runescape..

[BlackDoomAx]

Fortnite popularity will drop as fast as it rised. Apex is the best BR and will still have a constant playerbase. Warzone has a lot to improve if it wants to keep a significant one.