{"id":7504,"date":"2019-02-13T23:40:27","date_gmt":"2019-02-13T23:40:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/is-new-game-apex-legends-a-threat-to-fortnite\/"},"modified":"2019-02-13T23:40:27","modified_gmt":"2019-02-13T23:40:27","slug":"is-new-game-apex-legends-a-threat-to-fortnite","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.styledeals.co.uk\/blog\/is-new-game-apex-legends-a-threat-to-fortnite\/","title":{"rendered":"Is new game Apex Legends a threat to Fortnite?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Apex Legends – a new Battle Royale game – has had over 2 million concurrent players and over 25 million downloads in its first week.<\/p>\n

The game, released at the start of February, has a similar narrative to Fortnite.<\/p>\n

But Apex’s new spin has taken the gaming world by storm, leading people to question whether it will be a threat.<\/p>\n

Apex Legends is available on PlayStation and Xbox – and Like Fortnite, it’s free to download.<\/p>\n

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What’s come as a shock to some is how fast Apex is growing.<\/p>\n

Although Fortnite now has over 200 million players, Apex Legends seems to be growing much faster in its earlier stages.<\/p>\n

Fortnite was released in July, 2017. <\/p>\n

In its first two weeks, only 10 million gamers had played it.<\/p>\n

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Newsbeat has been speaking to some American gaming experts who’ve played both.<\/p>\n

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Javy Gwaltney is an associate editor for Game Informer in Minnesota.<\/p>\n

He believes Apex Legends is a great game but is not convinced it will be as successful as people think.<\/p>\n

“It just doesn’t have the potential for that level of appeal in a way that doesn’t really have to do with the mechanics of the game itself.<\/p>\n

“They have to learn, in a shockingly short amount of time, how to give players reasons to return over and over again outside of the core gameplay loop. <\/p>\n

“That means doing more than just dropping cosmetic skins and weapons into the game.” <\/p>\n

Skins are a range of costumes that can be used to customize aspects of your character and playing experience.<\/p>\n

They can be bought with the in-game currency V-Bucks.<\/p>\n

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The 29-year-old believes the reason why Apex Legends has done so well so far is due to the hype around the battle royale concept.<\/p>\n

Despite this, Javy doesn’t think Apex will pose as much of a threat to Fortnite.<\/p>\n

“The problem isn’t ‘Apex Legends isn’t as good as Fortnite’ – but instead Fortnite was at the right time and place when nothing else was.<\/p>\n

“Epic (games) wisely built on that in a way that was massively beneficial to them.<\/p>\n

“You can’t replicate that kind of success by making a great, even better game.”<\/p>\n

For Javy, the more interesting question to is can Apex Legends carve out its own sizable audience?<\/p>\n

“Sure, the game’s got 25 million people who have played it but those numbers drop off all the time.”<\/p>\n

However, Javy would still choose Apex Legends over Fortnite as for him the shooting lets it down.<\/p>\n

“The combat is fantastic. Movement, gunplay, sound, everything is just superb.<\/p>\n

“The shooting in Fortnite is bad. It’s real bad.”<\/p>\n

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Cade Onder is editor-in-chief of GameZone.<\/p>\n

The 18-year-old from Iowa in the United States says Apex Legends is a completely different experience compared to Fortnite.<\/p>\n

“Apex has 60 players and you’re forced into squads of three.<\/p>\n

“Fortnite has 100 players and you can play solos, duos, or squads of four. Apex is first person, Fortnite is third person”<\/p>\n

Similar to Javy, Cade thinks Apex’s game play gives it the edge.<\/p>\n

“Communicating with players without headsets, automatically transferring attachments to new guns you pick up, and more.<\/p>\n

“It gets rid of a large amount of junk and fixes the issues that bog down other battle royale games.<\/p>\n

“Apex has much better shooting mechanics, much more enjoyable.<\/p>\n

“If Apex Legends can find a way to raise the bar and keep the engagement alive, it could at the very least go toe to toe with Fortnite.”<\/p>\n

But what do actual gamers think about Apex?<\/h2>\n
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Josh, a YouTuber from Birmingham who goes by the name Frenzee says it’s too early to decide whether Apex will be a long term threat to Fortnite.<\/p>\n

“But with the way it has launched, already hitting 25 million players with 1 million plus concurrent players, I think Fortnite are a little scared.<\/p>\n

“If the Apex developers have a solid roadmap and keep things fresh I do believe it could continue to take over the battle royale genre.”<\/p>\n

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Jason Wyllie, 23, a Twitch streamer from Scotland says Apex can be enjoyed by casual and hardcore first-person-shooter lovers.<\/p>\n

“The game has a high skill ceiling cap – but low threshold for beginners – which means new players have a better first time experience (than Fortnite).”<\/p>\n

But Jason, who also goes by the name of Jaspers, believes Apex may not be a threat to Fortnite because of the strong following it’s gained.<\/p>\n

“Fortnite is such a unique game that they will always have a core group that play the game and caters to the younger generation, as well as older generations.”<\/p>\n

However when asked to choose between the two, Apex Legends still took the biscuit. <\/p>\n

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“The big draw to apex over Fortnite is it comes down to team play, individual ability and gun skill.<\/p>\n

“Fortnite has a added skill of building that I’m not a fan of I prefer one on one gunfights where your aim is what wins the fight.”<\/p>\n

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Listen to Newsbeat <\/i>live<\/a> at 12:45 and 17:45 every weekday on BBC Radio 1 and 1Xtra – if you miss us you can listen back <\/i>here<\/a>. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n