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The company said that “too much is still unknown about what is practical and safe” due to the COVID-19 crisis.
Epic Games announced that it will not host any Fortnite events in person in 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Epic said their priority is the health and safety of both their staff and Fortnite players, and that there is too much uncertainty about the situation to warrant it for the foreseeable future.
“With so many things still unknown about what is practical and safe, we do not plan to host in-person events in 2021, including a Fortnite World Cup,” the announcement read. “We will continue to provide online competitions throughout 2021 in the hope that physical events, in some form, can return at some point in the future.”
The Fortnite Championship Series Invitational will continue through 2021, Epic added, and Chapter 2 of Season 5 will begin on February 4. The study also said it is looking for “other avenues for high-level competition” in the coming year, which could include more. “Weekly tournaments, one-time tournaments and Creator Cups throughout the year.”
The Marvel finale of Fortnite last week was Fortnite’s largest event, with 15.3 million concurrent users.
Earlier this year, Epic measured interest in a monthly Fortnite subscription, before introducing it in late November.
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