{"id":537840,"date":"2026-04-18T13:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/537840\/"},"modified":"2026-04-18T13:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T13:56:19","slug":"fortnite-loses-two-game-modes-but-save-the-world-goes-free-on-xbox-beyond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/537840\/","title":{"rendered":"Fortnite Loses Two Game Modes, But &#8216;Save The World&#8217; Goes Free On Xbox &#038; Beyond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"scanlines\" title=\"Fortnite Loses Two Game Modes, But &#039;Save The World&#039; Goes Free On Xbox &amp; Beyond\" href=\"https:\/\/images.purexbox.com\/f7e94a047e518\/fortnite-loses-two-game-modes-but-save-the-world-goes-free-on-xbox-and-beyond.large.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/fortnite-loses-two-game-modes-but-save-the-world-goes-free-on-xbox-and-beyond.900x.jpg\" width=\"900\" height=\"506\" alt=\"Fortnite Loses Two Game Modes, But 'Save The World' Goes Free On Xbox &amp; Beyond\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been a busy week for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/fortnite\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fortnite<\/a> on Xbox and beyond! It&#8217;s lost two games (or modes if you want to call them that), but also brought back its original incarnation \u2014 Save The World \u2014 as a free-to-play game across multiple platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s start with Save The World. If you remember, Fortnite originally started out as a PvE game back in 2017 in which you&#8217;d build bases and attempt to defend against constant waves of monsters. This was known as Fortnite: Save The World, and it was a paid experience unlike the free-to-play Battle Royale mode that arrived later on.<\/p>\n<p>Well, this has now returned for free, so you can go and check it out on Xbox One, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC, Xbox Cloud Gaming and various other non-Xbox platforms without having to pay a thing. Pretty neat!<\/p>\n<p>In more general Fortnite news, as we mentioned in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2026\/04\/eight-xbox-games-are-currently-set-to-be-delisted-in-april-and-may-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Xbox delisting roundup for April and May<\/a>, both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-series-x\/fortnite_ballistic\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fortnite Ballistic<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-series-x\/fortnite_festival_battle_stage\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Fortnite Festival Battle Stage<\/a> were removed permanently on the 16th. These games \/ game modes will no longer be playable via the main Fortnite app on Xbox, although Fortnite Festival &#8220;Main Stage&#8221; and &#8220;Jam Stage&#8221; do still exist.<\/p>\n<p>And speaking of Fortnite Festival, both Pro Vocals and Pro Drums are now supported going forward, meaning that if you&#8217;ve got a microphone and\/or a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/games\/xbox-one\/rock_band_4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rock Band 4<\/a> drum kit for Xbox One, these features will be accessible to you. The folks over at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/news\/2025\/11\/crkd-to-release-new-drum-kit-controller-in-2026-seemingly-for-xbox-pc-and-playstation\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CRKD have already confirmed they&#8217;ll be releasing a drum kit controller for Xbox<\/a> in 2026 too.<\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s get back to Fortnite: Save The World though \u2014 here&#8217;s a bit more about what you can expect:<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Discover the epic PvE action-building co-op campaign. Take on the monster hordes either solo or with up to three friends as you explore a vast, destructible world, with dynamically created maps where no two games are ever the same. The fight is on. Gather your squad, find your favorite gear, and Save the World.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Excited to jump into Fortnite: Save The World on Xbox? Tell us down in the comments section below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">Please note that some external links on this page are affiliate links, which means if you click them and make a purchase we may receive a small percentage of the sale. Please read our <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.purexbox.com\/advertising\" target=\"_blank\">FTC Disclosure<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<p>\tRelated Games<\/p>\n<p class=\"avatar\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1766613369_65_avatar.jpg\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Fraser Gilbert\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Fraser is the News Editor at Pure Xbox, where he spends his time reporting on the biggest stories in the world of Xbox and beyond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s been a busy week for Fortnite on Xbox and beyond! 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