Fortnite Continues to Experience Downtime, with Ongoing Uncertainty Regarding Updates. Epic Games Faces Challenges in Providing Accurate Timelines for Resolution.
Initially, gamers were informed by the game publisher that the update would be accessible early Friday morning. However, around 9 am ET, an 8-hour delay was announced, potentially pushing the Season 2 release to around 4 pm ET.
Subsequently, another update was provided around 4 pm ET, indicating:
We’re continuing the work to bring Fortnite back online. Players will be able to pre-download an updated version of v29.00 in approximately 5 hours. We’re grateful for your patience and can’t wait for everyone to be able to jump in.
The crucial detail in this statement is not the game going live in five hours (or three hours from the time of this posting), but rather the availability of pre-download for the new season at that time. This means that around 9 pm ET, players can start downloading the update, but it doesn’t guarantee immediate server access. While there’s a chance you could play the game as soon as it’s downloaded, it’s also possible that the servers will remain down for several hours after the update is pre-loaded.
Update? How about trying out something different instead? There’s a wide array of other games waiting to be explored. Expand your horizons, young padawans.
(However, I do believe Epic Games should extend a gesture of goodwill to its players—perhaps in the form of an olive branch pickaxe. Not only would it be amusing, but it would also align perfectly with the Greek mythology theme. Consider that idea a gift, Epic).
