Monero Isn’t Coming To Fortnite Just Yet

[PRIBO247]

Currently one of the biggest games in the world, Fortnite has taken
gamers everywhere by storm after this free to play game hit
mainstream appeal for its battle royale mode as well as quirky
game style. Previously, reports came out saying that the video
game was accepting the cryptocurrency Monero for purchases of
Fortnites merchandise but they have been shot down recently by
the CEO of Epic Games Tim Sweeney. For those that don’t know,
Epic Games is the development company behind the popular video
game.
After the official Twitter account for the game tweeted that you can
buy your own t-shirts and merchandise, the popular Monero
developer Riccardo Spagni had this to say:

Too cool: the Fortnite merch store (https://t.co/KNL4IFCFHk )
you pay in Monero, so now you can purchase that sweet D
Burger onesie without your friends / family / coworkers jud
you. https://t.co/XYs1NjGvGp
— Riccardo Spagni (@fluffypony) January 1, 2019

This was tweeted on 1st January 2019 and since then, nothing
else was said but on 6th January Sweeney, made a response to
set the record straight saying:

Actually, Fortnite’s brief foray into crypto was accidental.
worked with a partner to open a merchandise store,
somewhere along the way Monero payment was enabled. http
t.co/vzmSCMey3T
— Tim Sweeney (@TimSweeneyEpic) January 6, 2019

Sweeney followed on from this by suggesting that this doesn’t
mean Epic Games aren’t going to look at something like this in the
future as he said on Twitter “Many of us at Epic are big fans of the
decentralized computing tech underlying cryptocurrency, however
a lot more work is needed on volatility and fraud-proofing before
bringing it to such a broad audience that includes younger
gamers.” Sweeney even followed on from this saying “Googling
this, there’s quite a rumor mill out there. No, Epic doesn’t have
any cryptocurrency partners and aren’t in any crypto partnership
discussions with anyone. We do read lots of papers and talk to
smart people to learn more in anticipation of an eventual
intercept.”

Accidental?
The question still looms as to whether this was an accident or not
as back in September 2017 there were a few sharp-eyed gamers
who noticed that they were playing with people on different
consoles. In response to this, Epic Games claimed that this was
just a bug with a spokesperson saying at the time “we had a
configuration issue and it has now been corrected.”

https://cryptodaily.co.uk/2019/01/