With Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 finally launching last week, update v24.01 goes live today, with server downtime expected.
Fortnite servers typically undergo maintenance every other week for game updates and patches, and it's the same story for update 24.01, with the game currently down and matchmaking disabled ahead of the update rolling out. The downtime commenced a little earlier than usual today, but don't worry, you should be able to jump back into the game in just a few hours.
Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 officially went live on Friday, March 10, introducing tons of new content including the Racoon City Survivors Fortnite Bundle, which launched to mark the release of the Resident Evil 4 remake. There are also brand new map POI's, new vehicles and much more besides. The Fortnite Creative 2.0 release date has also recently been confirmed, with the Unreal Editor for Fortnite (UEFN) set to launch later this week.
When does Fortnite downtime end?
Fortnite servers usually go down at 9am GMT / 4am ET / 1am PT every other Tuesday, with matchmaking disabled 30 minutes prior at 8.30am GMT / 3.30am ET / 12.30am PT.
However, update v24.01 is being rolled out today at 8am GMT / 4am ET / 1am PT, with Epic disabling matchmaking half an hour beforehand, from at 7.30am GMT / 3.30am ET / 12.30am PT. The official Fortnite Status Twitter account has confirmed this, with maintenance currently underway and matchmaking disabled.
Based on the usual times and turnarounds, we're expecting Fortnite servers to be back online at around 12pm GMT / 8am ET / 5am PT, so you should be able to jump back into the game in just a few hours, as it's likely this is a minor update ahead of a larger one later this week.
Fortnite update 24.01 – early patch notes
Fortnite update 24.01 patch notes aren't live just yet, but we can trawl through the Fortnite Trello board to see what Epic has planned for today's update in terms of fixes. Some of them have carried over from last time, but if the issues are labelled as getting fixed in the next game update, they'll likely be addressed.
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Stay tuned for the full Fortnite update 24.01 patch notes.
