Spotify and Fortnite… together at last! No, the popular game hasn’t added a Daniel Ek skin; a weapon that bores people to death with three-hour Joe Rogan podcasts; or a new mode focusing entirely on destroying a giant apple. All just a matter of time, we’re assuming. No, people who pay for the recently-launched ‘Fortnite Crew’ subscription, which costs $11.99 a month and unlocks items and currency for players, can now get three months access to Spotify Premium as part of it too.

So, it’s a marketing partnership for a trial, complete with “can only be redeemed on a Spotify account that has never held the Premium status” caveat.

However, given their mutual animosity towards Apple and their cooperation in campaigning against its App Store rules, it’s interesting to see Epic Games and Spotify working together on their core products. Might there be scope for deeper subscription bundles in the future?

Stuart Dredge