The release date and downtime for Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 have been revealed, but the launch dates remain unknown. Epic Games has confirmed that the first season of the game will launch on December 3, 2023, which will conclude Chapter 4 and usher in a new major phase of the storyline.
However, as previous updates and the shifts between significant storyline arcs demonstrate, a standard is usually observed and upheld. For this reason, a projected release window exists for each region.
Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 Release date and time
✅ Unforgettable event
✅ Evolving all things as you know them
✅ Memorable reveal toward the endDecember 2, 2023. 2pm ET. pic.twitter.com/xAhMKtmwiG
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) November 21, 2023
As previously indicated, Epic Games has not yet disclosed the official release date for Chapter 5 Season 1.
This is because such upgrades are sometimes complicated to predict with precision.
Having stated that the following are the anticipated release times for December 3, 2023, throughout all major time zones:
- Pacific Standard Time: Sunday, 5 am
- Mountain Time: Sunday, 6 am
- Central Time: Sunday, 7 am
- Eastern Time: Sunday, 8 am
- Brazil: Sunday, 10 am
- London, United Kingdom: Sunday, 1 pm
- India: Sunday, 6:30 pm
- China: Sunday, 9 pm
- Japan: Sunday, 10 pm
- Sydney, Australia: Monday, 12 am
- Auckland, New Zealand: Monday, 2 am
Remember that these release windows correspond to the game servers going online, not the actual downtime. Epic Games has confirmed that the downtime begins at 11:30 PM Eastern Time.
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This means that it will begin approximately nine and a half hours after the conclusion of The Big Bang live event and could last for eight hours.
Hey Creators! Your experiences will remain available to play during the Big Bang 💥
You will also be able to keep building in UEFN and the Creative Toolset until downtime for Fortnite v28.00 starts at 11:30 PM ET. https://t.co/3tDMpKItyo— Fortnite Creators (@FNCreate) November 21, 2023
Before the servers go down, Creative mode will stay up online, allowing players to kill time with custom maps. Battle Royale, Zero Build, Team Rumble, and Save The World will all stay inaccessible. When the downtime starts, Creative will also be removed until Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 is officially launched.
Since this is the next chapter in the story, everything is moving along as it should. Epic Games has everything ready, as evidenced by the recent leak of the Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 Battle Pass. The Big Bang and the ensuing outage are anticipated to happen without any problems.
