Fortnite followers are preparing for the discharge of Chapter 4, Season 3 on PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC. The new season launches alongside an enormous gameplay replace, which provides new factors of curiosity to the map, in addition to new Battle Pass skins like Optimus Prime. Unfortunately, nonetheless, the Season 3 replace shall be accompanied by a interval of server downtime, which suggests you will not have the ability to login and play for not less than a few hours. If you need to know when you can begin logging again into Fortnite, try the Chapter 4, Season 3 downtime schedule under.

Following on from the earlier season, Chapter 4, Season 3 will launch on a Friday, and and not using a huge in-game occasion.

For followers dwelling within the UK, matchmaking shall be disabled at 6.30am BST, whereas servers shall be taken offline in full at 7am BST.

The news was introduced by Epic Games on Twitter, alongside affirmation that the replace shall be greater than regular.

"The Wilds await..." reads an Epic tweet. "Downtime for Fortnite WILDS begins at 2 AM ET, with matchmaking being disabled shortly before.

"Please notice patch sizes shall be bigger than regular for some platforms."

If it is something like earlier durations of server downtime, then upkeep ought to finish after a few hours, which means the sport shall be again on-line at round 9am BST.

It's value declaring, nonetheless, that downtime for a brand new season can generally last more than regular, so do not be shocked if upkeep runs till 10 and even 11am.

Whatever occurs, Express Online will maintain this text up to date with all the most recent developments, together with affirmation on when the sport is again on-line.

Optimus Prime headlines the Battle Pass, as Epic Games groups up with the Transformers franchise forward of the discharge of Rise of the Beasts.

Other skins embrace the adventurer Lorenzo, in addition to Era, Trace and Rian. That's on prime of Mariposa, Relik, and Purradise Meowscles.

The season itself has a tropical theme, with a temple and volcano among the many new factors of curiosity coming to the map.

The season may even launch alongside a giant replace, which makes quite a few bug fixes and gameplay tweaks.