New Compact SMG Announced for Fortnite Battle Royale

Sunday, July 22nd saw Epic Games update the in-game news tab for Fortnite and reveal that a brand new submachine gun will soon be coming to the battle royale title in the form of the Compact SMG that bears a heavy resemblance the real world P90 submachine gun. 

The new Fortnite Compact P90 SMG will be of an epic and legendary variety that will be best suited for close quarter combat, according to the official description provided for the new P90 submachine gun that will be coming to Fortnite. 

It is expected that the new Compact SMG will be added to Fortnite in the next major content update for the battle royale game and will be giving players a chance to finally try out the P90 submachine gun, as the new weapon had been previously leaked with the Drum Gun. 

With the announcement of Compact SMG, it looks as though Epic Games is committed to ending the dominance of shotguns in its game that has been the mainstay of the game since the addition of the battle royale mode. The P90 submachine gun will be the third new SMG that Epic Games has added into Fortnite recently with the Drum Gun and submachine gun being the two latest additions. 

However, not all of the work with this class of weapon has been additions, as Epic Games did vault the Tactical SMG when it implemented the submachine gun. This points to the new P90 being the replacement for a legendary and epic version of a submachine gun. 

This new addition could possibly end the days of where having to make sure you have a shotgun in your inventory are all but gone in Fortnite Battle Royale.

Are you excited to get your hands on the new Compact SMG that will be bringing the P90 submachine gun design to Fortnite? Let us know in the comments below!