{"id":12039,"date":"2025-05-05T23:09:53","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T23:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/?post_type=news&#038;p=12039"},"modified":"2025-05-06T10:55:03","modified_gmt":"2025-05-06T10:55:03","slug":"fortnite-supposedly-to-add-companions-as-next-cosmetic-type","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/gaming.news\/news\/2025-05-05\/fortnite-supposedly-to-add-companions-as-next-cosmetic-type\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite Rumored to Add Companions as Next Cosmetic Type"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"spgn__article__hero__news horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper\">\n\t\t<h1 class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__title wp-block-post-title\">Fortnite Rumored to Add Companions as Next Cosmetic Type<\/h1>\n\n<figure class=\"spgn__article__hero__news__image --with-bg wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fortnite-Image-Surprised.jpg\" class=\"attachment-1280x854 size-1280x854\" alt=\"Fortnite Rumored to Add Companions as Next Cosmetic Type\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1600px) 565px, (min-width: 1280px) calc(25vw + 172px), (min-width: 900px) 800px, (min-width: 380px) 91.8vw, calc(40vw + 178px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fortnite-Image-Surprised.jpg 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fortnite-Image-Surprised.jpg 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fortnite-Image-Surprised.jpg 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Fortnite-Image-Surprised.jpg 1280w\" \/><figcaption>Fortnite. 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be adding pets, or companions, as the next cosmetic type.\u00a0<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>These cosmetics will follow the player in-game and accompany a different locker loadout slot.\u00a0<\/span>\n\t<\/li>\n\n\n\t<li class=\"spgn__article__key-points__list__item\">\n\t\t<span>The information was revealed via reputable leaks of in-engine screenshots.\u00a0<br><\/span>\n\t<\/li>\t\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content horizontal-wrapper vertical-wrapper narrow\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__main spgn__content\">\n\t\t<p>Fortnite is rumored to be adding companions as the next cosmetic type, which will follow players in-game. The information was posted by <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/HYPEX\/status\/1919458352536453445\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">HypeX<\/a> on X, who sources another user: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/andredotuasset\/status\/1919453288778625167\/photo\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Andredotuasset<\/a>, also known as Andre.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Andre, the companion will be visible to everyone in the owners\u2019 party, inferring that it will not be visible for enemies. The Fortnite companions will have a separate loadout slot, thereby opening opportunities for various customization options. If this information is true, players will not have to worry about their customizable Fortnite companions giving away their positioning.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\t<figure class=\"spgn__article__content__image__wrapper\">\n\t\t<div class=\"spgn__article__content__image --default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"854\" src=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fortnite-companion.png\" class=\"--with-bg\" alt=\"Fortnite Companion Leak Source: Andre and Epic Games\" sizes=\"(min-width: 840px) 731px, 90.38vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=412,height=275,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fortnite-companion.png 412w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=768,height=512,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fortnite-companion.png 768w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=792,height=528,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fortnite-companion.png 792w, https:\/\/images.gaming.news\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto,onerror=redirect,quality=80,width=1280,height=854,dpr=1,fit=crop,gravity=0.5x0.5\/https:\/\/s3.gaming.news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/fortnite-companion.png 1280w\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption>Fortnite Companion Leak <br>Source: Andre and Epic Games<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As of May 5, 2025, no official announcement regarding Fortnite companions has been made; therefore, no release date is currently known. 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