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UPDATE: Fortnite servers are back up. Original article below.
Fortnite servers are currently down for the release of the third major update of Chapter 5 Season 4. The servers have been taken down for maintenance as of 4 AM ET on October. Considering this is a major update that brings a lot of new content and possibly a new event, we expect the Fortnite downtime to be active for a few hours.
According to Epic Games, this downtime shouldn’t be too long. The company expects it to last approximately two hours, with Fortnite servers coming back up at 6 AM ET. However, the game developer hasn’t always provided accurate estimates on downtimes, so take this information with a grain of salt.
We will continue to update this page with the latest details, but the current Fortnite server status likely won’t be changed soon. Keep in mind that some downtimes lasted for more than four hours, which we are hoping won’t be the case with this update.
Is Fortnite down?
Fortnite is down at the moment. This is nothing new, however, as Epic Games takes the servers down for every update. This is a rather complicated process, which is why the game developer makes the game unavailable for a few hours. Considering that the development team sometimes runs into issues during the downtime, this process sometimes takes much longer.
When do Fortnite servers come back up?
Epic Games rarely provides an accurate ETA regarding Fortnite server downtime. This is mostly because not even the development team can predict how long the process will take. Due to this, no one knows when Fortnite servers will come back up. However, we expect the downtime to last for at least two hours.
If you’d like to get more information regarding the server status, please check out the Fortnite Status account on X. You may also check out the status page on Epic Games’ official website, although this page takes a while to update.
If you’re interested in more content, check out our guide on how to get free skins in Fortnite. To level up quickly and finish the current Battle Pass, use one of our Fortnite XP maps.
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