Fortnite Delulu Just Turned On Proximity Chat — Players Say It’s The Best Thing To Ever Happen

Fortnite finally flipped the switch on proximity chat... kind of. Epic tucked it into a new limited-time mode called Delulu, and the early footage is exactly the kind of chaotic, silly energy this game thrives on.

What Delulu actually is

Delulu is a weekend-only mode built around proximity voice chat. In plain English: anyone near you in the match can hear you (and you them), not just your squad. It also lets you team up with players you meet mid-round if things go from trash talk to actual friendship.

As of now, access is weirdly exclusive: creators with Epic creator codes got in early, and the mode is set to open up later today. The limited pool means the vibe has been unusually positive so far, which is not the default setting for open mic anything on the internet.

The early clips are already wild

• On September 18, 2025, archer_fortnite dropped what might be the first (and maybe last) genuinely wholesome proximity chat moment: they land at a shop location and get waved inside by another player who has literally built a mom-and-pop storefront. The shelves? Stocked with legit loot: Chug Jugs, Rare-tier weapons, the works. The shopkeeper admits they were robbed earlier by a different player, because of course they were.
• Voice actor Ryan Stewart took the bit all the way: Solid Snake cosplay IRL, Solid Snake skin in-game, Solid Snake voice on the mic. He bumps into another player, they hit it off, and Delulu lets them instantly squad up. When someone asks Snake about Alaska, he keeps it on-brand:

  "not anymore, I live on a big plane with my boyfriend"

  That clip landed September 19, 2025, and yes, the MGS nerd lore checks out.
• The best comedy beat so far comes from CameronBoi (September 18, 2025): they meet a player accidentally tied to balloons, drifting upward and spiraling emotionally in real time.

  "I don't want to die"

  "how do I stop this thing"

  And then, as they sail into the clouds, a Doppler-effect farewell: heeeeeelllllllpppppp.

Why it works (so far)

Because the mode is currently limited to creator-code folks, you get a self-selecting crowd that actually wants to mess around and make content instead of griefing. One player even called it the most fun they have had in a battle royale in years. I buy it. Proximity chat turns the island into a stage, and Fortnite has always been sneaky-good at improv.

Temper the hype (just a little)

Will bad actors show up once the gates fully open? Obviously. But the proof-of-concept is strong. The clips are hilarious, the social friction is the good kind, and Delulu feels like a no-brainer to keep iterating on. I am absolutely jumping in when it goes live later today.