Epic Games has taken the Fortnite servers down this November 3 where players will see patch v27.00 be released. For those wondering why we’re getting the update and downtime now instead of a Tuesday, it’s due to this being a major update for a new season.

Update: Fortnite v27.00 update and patch notes are now live!

Fortnite Down Server Maintenance Schedule and Status for Nov. 3:

Update: Epic has announced that downtime has officially ended.

Here’s the announcement from Epic Games:

Where we droppin’?

v27.00 downtime begins at 3 AM EST and matchmaking will be disabled shortly beforehand. pic.twitter.com/RtHK57Bz0O

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) November 2, 2023

v27.00 downtime begins at 3 AM EST and matchmaking will be disabled shortly beforehand.

Downtime: 3 am EST/12 am PST/3 pm HKT

Duration: Not specified but usually it takes 2-3 hours, but given this is a new season, it might go past that.

Expect a title update to be released on all platforms, and according to Epic Games, the file size will be larger than usual. Once the patch is out, we’ll post it ASAP along with the datamined content.

We’ll be updating this article with the latest server notices and a link out to the patch once it’s live.