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UPDATE TWO: Fortnite servers are now down and will be offline for several hours across PS4, Xbox One, PC, Nintendo Switch and Mobile, and before the Season 6 release date.
According to the latest shared by the development team, the Fortnite premiere and the start of the Fortnite event time has been scheduled for 8am GMT on March 16, 2021.
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“Additionally, players will retain Hype from Season 5 until the conclusion of the preseason. At that point, the competitive season for Chapter 2 Season 6 will begin and everyone will be reset to 0 Hype points. Players will have at least a week to earn enough Hype points to compete in the first Cash Cup of Season 6. We will continue the Monday Trios Cash Cups, Saturday Solo Cash Cups, and Sunday LTM Tournaments from Season 5.
“FNCS Chapter 2 Season 6 will begin on April 22. As a reminder, the format will still be Trios, as it will be for all of 2021.
“The start date should give players plenty of time to find their Trios partners, get accustomed to the new season, and allow us to make any necessary adjustments before the start of FNCS.
Epic has also announced they are making changes to how Creative Mode works, posting this week:
“The Hand Cannon heads back to the vault, while another item returns. Spread the news! New Island size in Creative & localized Featured Creative Hub support.”
HOW LONG ARE FORTNITE SERVERS DOWN FOR UPDATE 15.50?
Epic Games has revealed that Fortnite servers will be going down at 9am GMT, but have not provided much in the way of how long maintenance will last.
From an estimate shared on the Epic Games Site, Fortnite servers could be down for a total of three hours.
That’s the longest possible prediction, meaning that servers will likely be up much sooner than that.