Epic Games has released Fortnite update 3.89 on all platforms today, and this is an unannounced title update, so don’t expect anything major outside of fixes. Read on for what’s new in the Fortnite May 9 patch notes.
Fortnite Update 3.89 Patch Notes for May 9:
Update: Epic Games has announced what today’s patch was for:
We’ve released a maintenance patch on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox, XSX, Nintendo Switch and Android to address stability.
You will be able to download the patch before launching your game. pic.twitter.com/CJHsnzN0QR
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) May 9, 2023
Epic Games has not released the official patch notes just yet, but the studio has confirmed that a fix is incoming in an upcoming update (which we’re guessing is today’s patch) for the ODM Gear issue.
We're aware of an issue where players swinging with ODM Gear may find themselves unable to enter build mode.
Swinging again or switching weapons should resolve this, and we'll have a proper fix in a future update. Dropping the ODM Gear before swinging/switching may make the… pic.twitter.com/cgJomsOpJv
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) May 8, 2023
We’re aware of an issue where players swinging with ODM Gear may find themselves unable to enter build mode.
Swinging again or switching weapons should resolve this, and we’ll have a proper fix in a future update. Dropping the ODM Gear before swinging/switching may make the issue last the rest of the match.
Given we just got patch v24.30 last week, don’t expect any new content to be part of today’s patch (so nothing to datamine). If Epic releases the official patch notes, we’ll update the article accordingly.