Yes. It's true. The game that will go "free to play" in just a couple of months still sold in 500 000 copies on its first day in the wild. This was tweeted out by creative director Darren Sugg last week and of course the numbers are extremely impressive.
Darren Sugg via Twitter:
"Absolutely humbled by the response to this week's FortniteGame launch. 500k+ digital pre-order sales and just getting started! Thank YOU."