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		elif on Jan 20, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix claims Fortnite is now a bigger competitor... The fact that the first hundred or so comments here are just talking about problems with Netflix is a perfect illustration of a generational disconnect. The article is about fortnite becoming a leading entertainment category. This has far more to do with fortnite success than Netflix failure.

itronitron on Jan 20, 2019 [–]

It's also interesting that Microsoft had a one year lead on Fortnite after their purchase of Minecraft and missed, or passed on, that opportunity.

bytematic on Jan 20, 2019 | [–]

Not really, Minecraft is a completely different game and Epic made fortnite battle royale in ~month or less and it blew up. The base game was dead for about a year

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