FortniteSony's aibo Robot Dog Reaches the Fortnite Item Shop for the First Time: a 1,500 V-Bucks Sidekick Until November 16
AIBO, a Sidekick based on Sony's robot dog, is in the Fortnite Item Shop for the first time today. It costs 1,500 V-Bucks, comes with six colour styles and stays until November 16.
AIBO, a Fortnite Sidekick modelled on Sony's aibo robot dog, went on sale in the Item Shop today, November 10. It costs 1,500 V-Bucks and is listed until Monday, November 16. This is its first time in the shop: the item was added to the game files with update 43.00 on November 1 and had not been sold until now.
What you get
Sidekicks are the pet companions that follow your character around; they are cosmetic only. AIBO comes with six colour styles built in, so one purchase covers them all: the default white Aibo, Llamabrador, Espresso Edition, Kinako, Black Sesame and Strawberry Milk. Its in-game line is a short promise that your real-world buddy has followed you to the Island.
The set has one other item, an emoticon called OH MY PAW! YABA!!. It is not sold in today's shop, so for now the Sidekick is the only piece you can buy.
Who it is for
Sony first sold aibo in 1999 and brought it back as a new AI-driven model in 2018, launching first in Japan, so this is a collaboration aimed squarely at fans of the real dog. It is listed at Uncommon rarity, but its 1,500 V-Bucks price is what an Epic outfit usually costs.
Since it has never been in the shop before, we have no history to say when it might come back. If you want an alert the next time it returns after November 16, save it to your wishlist from its page.