Daft Punk could be making a comeback, but not as you might expect – the electronic duo are currently rumoured to join Fortnite Festival for its Season 9 event.
Fortnite Festival is a music-driven game mode for Epic Games’ Fortnite, in which players can play their favourite hits in different virtual stage environments. Pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter was recently unveiled as its Season 8 icon, bringing tracks such as Espresso and Please Please Please to the game as playable songs.
Talk of a Daft Punk revival within Fortnite were first rumoured by a prominent leaker for the gaming franchise, FNBRintel, on X earlier this April. The pair have remained in retirement since 2021, but have put out a 10th anniversary edition of their final album, Random Access Memories, and other archival releases since their disbandment.
BREAKING: DAFT PUNK WILL REPORTEDLY BE THE NEXT FORTNITE FESTIVAL ARTIST
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— Stream (@StreamFNBR) April 7, 2025
While many are excited by the potential addition of the famous robotic duo, others are a little doubtful that it will happen – for examples, some fans are perplexed as to why Daft Punk would choose to collaborate with Fortnite, rather than make a comeback for the new Tron: Ares film. The pair formerly scored music for Tron: Legacy, released in 2010, but the new movie is being tackled by Nine Inch Nails instead.
Though most fans and fellow artists are convinced that Daft Punk will not be making a real-life reunion anytime soon, a former collaborator has previously claimed that they are sitting on an unreleased fifth album.
Session drummer Quinn worked with Daft Punk on Random Access Memories, and made the claim in a 2024 interview with the student-run media organisation, alt.news 26:46. In the interview, he mentioned that Daft Punk began working on what would have been their fifth album in 2018, and he was also supposed to be involved with it.
Neither Epic Games nor Daft Punk have confirmed any of the rumours surrounding Fortnite Festival. Be sure to check back on MusicTech for any further information.
