Okay, so today I’m gonna talk about something I actually had to dig into a while back: when Duos was added to Fortnite. It wasn’t as straightforward as I thought it would be, and I figured I’d share my process.
First thing I did, naturally, was hit up Google. Just typed in “when was duos added to fortnite”. Got a bunch of results, some forum posts, some news articles. Problem was, they weren’t all saying the same thing!
So, I started looking for official sources. Figured Epic Games would have something about it. Dug around on their website, the Fortnite news section, the patch notes archives – you know, the usual stuff. It’s kinda messy to navigate, TBH.
Here’s where it got a bit tricky. Fortnite has been around for ages, and the way they announce stuff has changed over time. Early on, it was a lot of tweets and forum posts. Later, it was more official blog posts and in-game news feeds.
I ended up going through patch notes, one by one, from the early seasons. I was specifically looking for keywords like “Duos,” “Teams of Two,” anything that hinted at a two-player mode being introduced. It was kinda tedious, but I had to do it.
Finally, I found it. It was buried in a patch note from… I think it was Season 3? I don’t remember the exact patch number but i do remember it was early in the season. They didn’t make a big deal out of it. It was just kinda slipped in there with a bunch of other smaller changes.
The patch notes themselves were pretty basic: “Added Duos mode to Battle Royale.” No fanfare, no huge announcement, just… there. That’s why it was so hard to find.
- Googled it first – mixed results.
- Searched official Epic Games website.
- Checked Fortnite news and patch notes archives.
- Scanned early season patch notes for keywords like “Duos” or “Teams of Two”.
- Found the specific patch note in (i believe) Season 3
The takeaway? Sometimes, the most obvious questions require a bit of detective work, especially when dealing with games that have been constantly updated like Fortnite. Don’t trust the first answer you see online. Always try to find the source. And be prepared to dig! I feel like an archeologist when i do this stuff.
So, yeah, that’s how I figured out when Duos came to Fortnite. It was a bit of a journey, but hey, now I know. Maybe this will save someone else some time if they’re ever wondering the same thing.
