Fortnite developer Epic Games is taking the sport offline for replace 24.40. The delayed replace will introduce Ranked Play to Battle Royale and Zero Build. Coming to PS5, PS4, Xbox consoles, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC, replace 24.40 shall be obtainable to obtain on the morning of May 17. It shall be accompanied by a interval of server downtime, which implies you will not have the ability to play Fortnite for at the very least a few hours. If you need to know when you may log again into Fortnite, take a look at the 24.40 server downtime schedule beneath.

The news was introduced by Epic Games on Twitter, alongside particulars on when servers shall be taken offline for upkeep.

"The Ranked journey is about to begin! Downtime for v24.40 begins at 3 AM ET and matchmaking will be disabled shortly beforehand."

For UK followers, because of this Fortnite shall be taken offline in full at 8am BST, whereas matchmaking shall be disabled at 7.30am.

Epic hasn't revealed precisely when downtime will come to an finish, however upkeep usually lasts for round a few hours.

This means Fortnite needs to be again on-line by 10am BST UK time on the newest.

The newly launched Ranked Play offers gamers the chance to climb from Bronze to Unreal degree by successful video games, match placement and eliminating opponents.

It all begins with Season Zero on May 17, which serves as a beta of types. Ranked Play Season Zero lasts till the tip of Battle Royale Chapter 4, Season 3 - at which level it is going to be changed by the official launch.

Epic explains extra: "Your starting Battle Royale rank and Zero Build rank in Season Zero will be based on your past match performance, as well as your performance in your first Ranked Battle Royale and Ranked Zero Build match.

"For Battle Royale and Zero Build, you’ll solely must play one Ranked match to have your rank revealed."

In addition to Ranked Play, Epic may even add Spider-Verse skins to the merchandise store.