In Fortnite, the servers are going down on all platforms today, December 19th (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance work was used to load the update 01/28/01 onto the servers.
What’s happening in Fortnite today? Epic Games is shutting down the Chapter 5 Season 1 servers to upload a new update. According to the developers, some problems need to be fixed before Epic Games goes on winter break.
If you missed the trailer for Chapter 5 Season 1, here is the video:
Fortnite: Chapter 5 launch trailer shows new weapons and improved parkour
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Fortnite: Server Down – When and how long are they offline?
This is the downtime in the morning: According to Epic Games, the servers are expected to shut down at 10:00 a.m. German time. Matchmaking is already deactivated 30 minutes beforehand, so you can no longer search for new rounds after 9:30 a.m.
When can you play again? This is a small update. It is therefore likely that Epic Games could restart the servers at 11:00 a.m. or as late as 12:00 p.m. But this has not been confirmed.
When are the patch notes coming? Epic Games usually publishes a short list of patch notes on their website after the update. If that happens, we will list them here briefly and clearly.
What content could appear with Update 01/28/01?
Epic Games reveals little to no new information about upcoming content before a new update. This time, however, it is a smaller patch that the developers have even described. You can expect the following adjustment:
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