UPDATE 10.40pm UK: Epic Games has now returned the Xbox-exclusive Master Chief design and apologised for confusion after previously stating it would no longer be available. A Christmas miracle!
📢 The Matte Black style for The Master Chief outfit is unlockable!
Play a match on an Xbox Series X|S after acquiring the outfit to unlock the style, and this will remain available as an unlockable style for playing on the platform in line with our original post. We apologize… https://t.co/cKKghrPfXk pic.twitter.com/eJGHfvqfmG
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ORIGINAL STORY 11.20am UK: Halo icon Master Chief returned to the Fortnite item shop last night after a lengthy absence, but his return has been marred by an unannounced change to the character’s Xbox-exclusive design.
Previously, playing Fortnite on an Xbox console (or via Xbox Cloud Gaming) unlocked an additional, console-exclusive Matte Black version of the Master Chief skin. But when the Spartan returned to the Fortnite shop last night, new purchasers found this was no longer available.
Several hours later, Fortnite maker Epic Games announced via the game’s support account on X that the “Matte Black style for The Master Chief is no longer unlockable” and that the bonus was limited to players who had bought the outfit before this month.