Some crucial issues occured while Epic Games did the maintenance work for the new Season. How long will it take?
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 was supposed to start today. However, Epic Games has encountered difficulties deploying the update on the servers.
In response, Epic Games made a statement via the Fortnite Status account on X, formerly known as Twitter. During the maintenance work, an unexpected error occurred, which is expected to delay the season start by about 8 hours.
Hey everyone, we encountered an unexpected issue during our maintenance and we need to extend downtime at least 8 additional hours. We apologize for making everyone wait longer than usual to drop into Chapter 5 Season 2 of Battle Royale. The team is working through this as... pic.twitter.com/gsu79mGMiJ
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) March 8, 2024
It's possible that Epic Games may fix the error faster. If the servers go back online, we will update you immediately.