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First question - is Fortnite even relevant anymore? The kids i know don't play it anymore been like 2 years. This shows how far behind O&G campaigns are. Unless they are trying out a marketing approach in a quiet space to hopefully build it out elswewhere.

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I've just logged in to check - there is 300k people online playing across different modes. That's bananas for any game. Of course it's extremely relevant, because yes, kids you know might have stopped playing it already but there are always new kids who are trying it for the first time - and then people like me who still play it every week with friends even though we are 30+.

One thing I noticed, is kids font seem to care about buying skins, etc., anymore.

> That's bananas for any game.

Not bananas compared to previous popularity it had. For reference, CS:GO (or is it CS 2 now?) has 1,2 mil online at the moment.

It ebbs and flows. My 13 year old son has picked it back up recently.

That is what I see as well. Instead of kids picking up new video games, it is more like trey cycle through old ones - Minecraft, Fortnite, Apex, etc.

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