Hatsune Miku in Fortnite: Release date and what to expect
One of the world's biggest virtual pop stars comes to one of the world's biggest video games.
Fortnite Festival Season 7 kicks off 2025 in style with the long-awaited confirmation that Hatsune Miku is coming to the rhythm-based game.
The Japanese virtual pop star was created in 2007 and has soared in global popularity, especially over the last few years. This has now culminated with the Vocaloid being given the status of Icon for Fortnite Festival Season 7, following the footsteps of Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Eminem, Lady Gaga and more.
As such, Hatsune Miku is receiving multiple skins and accessories that fans can either unlock or buy in Fortnite Festival. Many of these were leaked ahead of time, which has only fuelled the interest in the singer's arrival.
To not miss out on Hatsune Miku in Fortnite Festival, here's everything you need to know about the new Music Pass as well as when and how to unlock the character in-game.
When is Hatsune Miku coming to Fortnite?
Hatsune Miku is set to join Fortnite on Tuesday 14th January 2025. The pop star will be the Icon for Season 7 of Fortnite Festival and will be available until 8th April 2025.
Epic Games confirmed this in a blog post detailing the virtual singer's arrival in-game, alongside a host of other new additions for Fortnite Festival. Many of these details were leaked online weeks in advance.
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What to expect from Hatsune Miku in Fortnite
A Neko Hatsune Miku skin is available to instantly purchase as part of the new Music Pass. This costs 1,400 V-Bucks or is via the Fortnite Crew subscription service. A further Brite Hatsune Miku Style skin – inspired by Brite Bomber and the Supply Llama from Battle Royale – can be found by completing the Music Pass in full.
A Hatsune Miku bundle will be available for purchase, expected to be around 1,800 V-Bucks. It will include the following:
- Hatsune Miku Outfit (with a LEGO Style)
- Pack-sune Miku Back Bling
- Miku Live Emote
- Miku Miku Beam Emote
- Miku Light Contrail
- Hatsune’s Mic-u
- Miku’s Beat Drums
- "Miku" Jam Track by Anamanaguchi, Hatsune Miku
Likewise, a Hatsune Miku Cyclone bundle will be available. This one will feature:
- Cyclone Car Body (has 13 paint colors)
- Miku Rider Beam Decal
- Miku Rider Lite Decal
- Bat Boy Decal
- Flames Decal
- L-ITA 99 Decal
- Silver Decal
- Stripes Decal
- Whiteout Decal
Other unlockables include a Neko Miku Keytar (available in pink or purple) as well as a Neko Miku Guitar and "M@GICAL☆CURE! LOVE ♥ SHOT! Jam Track" that features Hatsune Miku.
Three jam tracks will be added to Fortnite Festival too. These include:
- Britney Spears - Work Work
- Cake - Short Skirt/Long Jacket
- Jennifer Lopez - Love Don’t Cost A Thing
Separately, local multiplayer has become a new function of Fortnite Festival, so players can rock out together similar to Guitar Hero and such.
Fortnite is available via the Epic Games Store across PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC.
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Matt Poskitt is a freelance journalist who specialises in arts and culture – be that movies, TV, video games, tech or otherwise. Matt headed up the games and entertainment section at T3 (Future Publishing), alongside being found across The Guardian, CNET, PC Gamer Mag, GamesIndustry.biz, Insider, iNews, IGN, TechRadar, PC Gamer Mag, NME and many more.
