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Fortnite Servers Crash Amidst Chapter 7 Season 4 Update
20 Aug
Summary
- Fortnite servers experienced an outage on August 20th during a major update.
- Matchmaking was disabled 30 minutes before scheduled downtime for the update.
- Downdetector reported over 500 outage spikes, with issues starting at 1:54 AM ET.
Fortnite players experienced significant server issues on August 20th as the game prepared for its Chapter 7, Season 4 update (v42.00). Matchmaking services were intentionally disabled approximately 30 minutes before the scheduled downtime commenced, as announced by the game's developers. This proactive measure aimed to prepare for the update's rollout.
However, many players were not aware of the impending maintenance and reported the disruptions as unexpected outages. The impact was substantial, with the outage tracking website Downdetector noting a surge to over 500 reports. At the time of reporting, over 300 such reports were still active. These reported issues began affecting gamers around 1:54 AM ET.
