remains down, and while there have been some updates, none have been accurate or definitive. Clearly something has gone very, very wrong behind the scenes and Epic Games does not have a solid timetable on a fix.
Originally, the game publisher informed gamers that the update would be available early Friday morning. At around 9 am ET they updated that toWe’re continuing the work to bring Fortnite back online. Players will be able to pre-download an updated version of v29.00 in approximately 5 hours.The key bit in this statement is not that the game will be live in five hours but that the pre-download for the new season will become available then.
for days, but it’s still a shockingly long downtime for a game that almost never has this kind of extended, unplanned server outage. Many fans are clamoring for compensation. I think that’s pretty silly when it comes to a game you don’t actually have to pay to play, personally. You want a free Battle Pass or free V-Bucks because you had to wait a bit longer for an update? How about instead of that, you go play something else. There are a plethora of other games to play. Expand your horizons, young padawans.