In Fortnite, the servers are going down on all platforms today, November 21st (PC, Mac, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Switch, Android). The maintenance work was used to load the update 27.11 onto the servers.
What’s happening in Fortnite today? Epic Games is shutting down the Chapter 4 Season 5 servers to upload a new update. According to leakers, this update will bring new content from the OG universe and provide data for the upcoming live event.
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If you missed the trailer for Chapter 4 Season 5, here is the video:
Fortnite: Chapter 4 Season 5 Gameplay Trailer – Back to OG
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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 9:00 a.m. German time. Matchmaking is deactivated 30 minutes beforehand, so you can no longer search for new rounds after 8:30 a.m.
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When can you play again? This is a minor update. It is therefore likely that Epic Games could restart the servers at 10:00 a.m. or as late as 11:00 a.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.
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What content could appear with Update 27.11?
Epic Games reveals little to no new information about upcoming content before a new update. However, trustworthy leakers like Shiina have been keeping an eye on data hidden from regular users for a long time and know roughly what to expect this time. You can expect the following things:
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- Things from Season X
- Added shop tabs
- Maybe data about the upcoming 5th chapter
- And more!
This time it is more of a minor maintenance, which could very likely add some missing data about the upcoming live event.
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