Despite its age, Fortnite has managed to hold its spot as one of the best PC games you can play today. There are tons of other things to do in Fortnite now aside from finding the best ways to win, such as concerts and other events. But, for a lot of people, it is the skins that draw them back for every new Fortnite season. With the game being out for so many years, the number of skins in the game has grown to absurd levels. It has reached the point where almost every fictional (and sometimes real) character has a Fortnite skin. Between regular releases of skins and special event skins involving IPs like Star Wars, Family Guy, Marvel, and more, every player has a very unique locker full of cosmetics to bust out in a given match.
It might feel like there are too many skins in the game to keep track of, but there are folks out there who have been doing just that. Here’s how many skins are in Fortnite right now.
By using the incredibly useful tool over at FNBR.co, an online database that tracks the release of all Fortnite cosmetics and item shop refreshes, we know that there is a total of 2,221 skins that have been available in Fortnite as of now. You can check the current Fortnite skin count yourself by using the database’s Item type filter to view only Outfits. You can also filter based on Battle Royale, LEGO, Rocket Racing, and Fortnite Festival.
This database also allows you to search for skins based on the season in which they were released and their rarity. You can also use the database to track other cosmetic items like back bling, pickaxes, gliders, emotes, and more.
While it’s a bit trickier than recording total cosmetic figures, this website will also attempt to let you know when certain cosmetics might pop up in the item store again. If there’s a certain Fortnite skin you’ve got an eye on, you can search for it in the database and see when it might be available to purchase again.
Google Play is borrowing one of the Nintendo Switch’s most useful little tricks. A new Sidekick tool called Playbacks captures a short clip after something interesting has already happened, sparing players from running a screen recorder throughout an entire game.
Playbacks is part of Google Play Store v53.8 and keeps saved clips on the phone. Google first announced it earlier this month, but the new Play Store update marks its arrival for players. Anyone who has watched a perfect win vanish because the record button came too late already understands the appeal.
Imagine tapping a Zelda icon on your iPhone and jumping straight into Hyrule. A new open-source project called nxnative makes that possible by repackaging Switch games you’ve bought into apps for iPhone, iPad, and Mac, with no emulator in the middle.
Why does this run so well on Apple devices?