Key Takeaways
- Rumors that a Fortnite x Cyberpunk 2077 crossover is coming have been strengthened thanks to new files in the game.
- Dataminers have discovered Fortnite files for Cyberpunk cars waiting to go live.
- The cars could make their debuts as soon as December 17 which is when Fortnite will get its next scheduled update.
There has been chatter for the better part of the past month suggesting Fortnite will be getting some sort of Cyberpunk 2077 crossover, but as of yet, nothing concrete regarding a collaboration between the two games has been officially revealed. It seems an announcement will be revealed imminently, however, after Fortnite dataminers discovered files in the game that sound as if they’re ready to go.
SamLeakss, the same account that initially reported an upcoming Cyberpunk x Fortnite crossover, shared on Twitter that files for Cyberpunk 2077 vehicle cosmetics have been added to the game. They expect the vehicles to be added to Fortnite on December 17, 2024, since that’s when the live service game will be getting its next update.
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News that Cyberpunk files had been added to Fortnite came on the same day that CD Projekt Red hosted a stream providing details about the game’s upcoming 2.2 update. CDPR surprise announced that Cyberpunk will be getting a 2.2 update earlier this week, unexpected since the studio previously claimed the game would be getting no more updates so its focus could shift to The Witcher 4. Unfortunately, there was no mention of the crossover during the stream.
Files For Cyberpunk 2077 Cars Have Been Found In Fortnite
The Vehicles Could Start Appearing In The Game As Soon As Next Week
Even though nothing from Night City has found its way into Fortnite yet, Epic and CDPR have worked together to bring characters from the latter into the former’s battle royal creation before. Geralt has been in Fortnite for a while, and Ciri and Yennefer skins have also found their way into the game. It was really only a matter of time until elements of Cyberpunk 2077 joined them.
As always, there were a lot of rumors regarding potential Fortnite crossovers heading into the new chapter, some of them more concrete than others. Baymax and Godzilla were confirmed ahead of time thanks to a trailer leak, while the arrival of characters from Yakuza and Tekken remains a rumor for now. Characters from both games making their Fortnite bow has been on the rumor radar for most of 2024 with the mill picking up pace ahead of Chapter 6.
As for Cyberpunk, it’s been almost exactly a year since update 2.1, a patch CDPR claimed at the time would be the game’s last big update. Turns out that wasn’t the case and it revealed more details about its surprise 2.2 update during today’s live stream.
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Starting life as a tower defense game, Fortnite has become one of the biggest video games out there. Its battle royale mode dominates popular culture, featuring concerts by megastar musicians and crossovers with just about every brand imaginable, from Marvel to the NFL.
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Developed by CD Projekt Red, Cyberpunk 2077 is a first-person action role-playing game based on the Cyberpunk tabletop RPG. You must choose your path through life in the lawless Night City, while contending with the memories of Johnny Silverhand (Keanu Reeves).
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December 10, 2020
