Unfortunately for fans, Fortnite Battle Royale will not be getting the Jetpack after all, at least for the time being. This was confirmed by a member of the Epic Games community management staff on Reddit, who revealed that a Hunting Rifle will be replacing the flying feature for now.
The message reads:
“This week’s new item is being changed from the Jetpack to the Hunting Rifle. We found a last-minute design issue with the Jetpack that’s going to delay its launch and we’re working on correcting it.”
An in-game teaser has yet to be posted, though the post on Reddit confirms that the rifle update introduces a bunch of no-scopes, as well as a new area of interest known as Lucky Landing, which you can find on the Battle Royale map.
Earlier this week, a number of outlets publicized the introduction of a Jetpack to Battle Royale, though given the nature of the game being in early access, this has not been able to come to fruition as of yet. Hopefully there will be further news on the whereabouts of the Jetpack in the very near future, since it looks like it would be a popular addition.
Fortnite is now available on PC, PS4 and Xbox One.
