When does Captain Jack Sparrow come to Fortnite? Pirates of the Caribbean event start date
Captain Jack Sparrow is sailing into Fortnite as a playable character as part of an upcoming Pirates of the Caribbean event.
You may have seen the legendary pirate from Disney’s famous films in the game already, but this was due to a mistake made by the development team. They released the Cursed Sails Pass early by accident.
Don’t worry – you haven’t missed out!
The Cursed Sails Pass and Jack Sparrow skin will return to Fortnite soon.
Read on to find out when the Captain Jack Sparrow skin is coming to Fortnite, how to get Jack Sparrow and what else is in the Pirates of the Caribbean event.
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Captain Jack Sparrow will officially come to Fortnite as part of the Cursed Sails Pass on Friday 19th July 2024, Epic Games has confirmed.
While the Cursed Sails Pass was available to purchase on 22nd June, this was a mistake by the development team. This was all confirmed in a post made on the official Fortnite Status X (formerly known as Twitter) account:
To get the Captain Jack Sparrow skin in Fortnite, you will need to purchase the Cursed Sails Pass once it goes live on the in-game Item Shop on 19th July.
Once it’s live, purchasing the Premium Reward Track of the Cursed Sails Pass for 1,000 V-Bucks should earn you the Captain Jack Sparrow skin in Fortnite.
If you’re seeing players running around as Captain Jack Sparrow in the meantime, this is because the Cursed Sails Pass was accidentally put up for sale earlier than intended on 22nd June.
Anyone who bought the Cursed Sails Pass early has to wait until the start of the Pirates of the Caribbean event to progress through the Pass — but they get to keep playing as Jack Sparrow regardless.
Aside from the Captain Jack Sparrow skin, a bunch more rewards can be unlocked by levelling up through the Cursed Sails
Read more on radiotimes.com
