Epic Games has taken the Fortnite servers down this Feb. 14, and this is a planned outage. During this time, players will be prompted to download the v23.40 title update.
Fortnite Servers Down Status and Updates for Feb. 14:
Here’s the announcement from Epic Games regarding today’s server outage:
Prepare to break open the vault tomorrow with Update v23.40!
Downtime begins at 4 AM ET, with matchmaking being disabled shortly before. pic.twitter.com/qEIiCusl5G
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) February 13, 2023
While no timeframe has been given, the server downtime connected with these patch roll out usually lasts for about a few hours, so we’re expecting players will be back playing before 6 am ET. If there are any changes to the downtime, we’ll be sure to let our readers know by updating the article.
Once the patch is out, we’ll provide a link out to it, or you can visit our Fortnite game hub to see it posted once it’s live.