Is Fortnite down? With the iconic Epic Games title being one of the biggest games in the world, this question reverberates around the internet fairly often.
From scheduled downtime to unexpected outages, there are a few different reasons why you might have problems logging into Fortnite on any given day.
Luckily, it’s very easy to check the Fortnite server status and see what the developers have been saying of late. Read on for all our handy guidance on checking if Fortnite is down.
Is Fortnite down?
Yes, at the time of writing, Fortnite is down for some planned maintenance.
From a UK perspective, Epic Games took the iconic battle-royale game offline at around 8.30am BST on Wednesday 6th July in order to install the latest update.
When will Fortnite be back online?
Judging by the word on the web, today’s Fortnite update could take three or more hours to deploy.
With that in mind, we would predict that Fortnite will be back online at around 12 midday BST on Wednesday 6th July.
How to check Fortnite server status
Whenever you’re unsure as to whether Fortnite is online, there are three main places you should check to see what the Fortnite server status is looking like.
The official Fortnite Status Twitter account will keep you posted with official updates from the developers, while the Epic Games website will give you a quick way to look at the official status of all of Epic’s services. Plus, take a look at Down Detector and you’ll see if any other players are currently experiencing difficulties.
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