Epic Games has announced that server downtime for Season 2 of Battle Royale Chapter 5 will be “a few hours longer than usual”.
Dear Mortals and Future Myths, we’re excited to get you into Fortnite Battle Royale Chapter 5 Season 2!
We’re still working through some updates during downtime and will provide more information once our v29.00 downtime has ended. ⚡️
Because of this, downtime will be a few… pic.twitter.com/06tOdWRhrq
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) March 8, 2024
At the time of writing, downtime for Fortnite’s latest Season started six hours ago – a duration notably longer than the usual four-hour maintenance window seen with typical Seasonal updates. Epic did not provide an ETA on when the servers are expected to come back online, so it’s clear they’re experiencing issues that need resolving before players jump in.
As always, we’ll keep you updated. While you wait to play, join our Battle Pass giveaway below:
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