UPDATE: Fortnite developer Epic Games has disabled matchmaking ahead of update 23.30. Epic confirmed the news on Twitter: “We’re beginning to disable matchmaking in preparation for the v23.30 update, with server downtime beginning soon. We’ll let you know when downtime has ended!”
ORIGINAL: Fortnite fans are getting ready for the release of update 23.30 on PlayStation consoles, Xbox, Nintendo Switch, Android and PC. The next Fortnite update will make countless bug fixes and gameplay tweaks. Unfortunately, however, the new update will be accompanied by a period of server downtime, which is likely to last for at least a couple of hours. If you want to know when you can start logging back into Fortnite, check out the 23.30 downtime schedule below.
Fortnite update 23.30 will be available to download from 9am GMT UK time on the morning of January 31.
Matchmaking will begin to be disabled at 8.30am, while servers will be taken offline in full at 9am GMT.
The news was announced by Epic Games on Twitter, alongside a preview of what fans can expect.
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