Could Disney be eyeing up Epic Games – home of the smash hit Fortnite – as a potential future purchase? That seems to be a possibility according to veteran tech reporter Alex Heath who believes that Disney are waiting for the optimum moment to swoop in and bring the company into the broader Disney realm. With Star Wars characters now camped out in Fortnite and Marvel, Pixar and Disney already roaming the world, it could be the blossoming of a beautiful friendship.
Disney, meanwhile, is already heavily invested in Fortnite, with a dozens of character skins and crossovers already part of the game (including Star Wars, Marvel, Pixar and Disney animated characters) and a long-awaited Disney-specific mode that’s set to offer fans a place to play, watch, create and shop.
“I know for a fact there are senior executives in Disney who want them to buy Epic and are just waiting for that moment,” Heath said, “and then there are others who think it’s a bad idea. If Epic ever sold, if it ever decided to call it quits on being an independent company, Disney would be the most natural home for it for a lot of reasons.”