Soulja Boy got himself into hot water last December when he launched a series of low-priced video consoles onto the market that ended up being nothing more than illegal emulators, all of which the legality-ignorant entrepreneur took down after suggestions of an impending Nintendo lawsuit. Most thought that the dust had settled on this bizarre episode, which petered out with Soulja Boy claiming he had sold over 5 million units, but apparently the music artist wasn't done.

This weekend, Soulja Boy - who's full name is DeAndre Cortez Way - said that his next console would support Fortnite. Perhaps unsurprisingly, it didn't take long for this claim to be refuted by Epic Games. It looks like Way promised consumers Fortnite support before even consulting Epic Games, as a simple question directed to Epic Games PR Nick Chester shot down what may be perhaps the world's laziest lie:

No, you can’t play Fortnite on a rooted or jailbroken device due to anti-cheat measures.

In other words, the Soulja Boy console is the Fyre Fest of video games: it's built on a series of easily fact-checked lies and will likely attract several lawsuits. All-in-all, Soulja Boy doesn't seem too bummed out about the massive setbacks he's faced - in fact, his Twitter is full of him flaunting an extravagant lifestyle, although even the photos he uploads feature an Xbox One and a PS4 in the background instead of his own console.

Epic Games makes it very clear that the company views Soulja Boy's consoles as nothing more than illegal emulators. Given that he was forced to immediately cease the sale of these consoles once they gained industry attention, this seems to be the case. It's not clear what Soulja Boy has planned for the next generation of his brand, but developers haven't been jumping forward to offer support - even if he promises it, as it turns out. He's not the only one vying to break into the console industry, though, as Slightly Mad Studios CEO Ian Bell revealed the company was doing a take on its own standalone console, too.

It'll be interesting to see what DeAndre does next after his first foray into the gaming world was a disaster. If he continues to ignore the legal aspects and licensing realities that come with making a console, the world might get its first paperweight to go through two technological generations. Otherwise, it'll be interesting to see where it places in history next to the likes of the N-Gage and Ouya.

Source: Dualshockers