Fortnite just broke its player record yet again, just days after setting a new all-time best. Better yet, it smashed its previous record by around two million, with a staggering 6,172,463 players logging in over the weekend.

This is almost definitely thanks to the release of Fortnite OG, a new season that brings the battle royale back to 2018. Banking on nostalgia has certainly paid off, as the game still has 5,222,248 fans playing at the time of writing.

It’s not clear why Fortnite OG of all events was the one to bring about this unprecedented player spike, but it can be assumed that many fans miss the good ol’ days of 2018. It certainly won’t be because of its monetisation, as the season has come under fire for charging the usual price for a battle pass - 950 V-bucks - despite it only having half the number of tiers as usual.

This is the highest player count figure since records began. The player count estimate was much higher for the Travis Scott concert, but figures were not publicly available on a 24/7 basis back then, as they are now.

Still, the frustration it caused certainly hasn’t scared many players off. Since previous seasons weren’t anywhere near this figure, it’s safe to speculate that some are tuning in for the first time in years, or perhaps even ever.

We’ll have to see if such strong figures can be maintained, or even surpassed, as the event continues until December 2. Yet even if it comes crashing down to its usual playerbase figures, that’s still very high. Also, this weekend has likely been very profitable for Epic Games, with so many would-be buyers booting up the game.

Fortnite OG does just what the name suggests, bringing us back to the OG Fortnite of the late 2010s. This means old maps and cosmetics have returned, something that seems to have pleased the playerbase.

Just days ago, we were reporting on the previous all-time player record, which was 3,913,817. The figure was reached just hours into Fortnite OG going live, showing that there was a lot of interest in the temporary event. There’s been no word from Epic’s end on extending it due to the hype.

In the meantime, chapter five’s map has leaked, so Epic looks set to plough ahead with its plans to bring Fortnite OG to a close next month. We’ll have to wait and see if the success here means we’ll get more nostalgic events such as this, but it's proven to be a winning formula.

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