Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 start time: When will the servers be back online?
By Ryan Woodrow
If you’re a Star Wars fan, then you’re in for a big treat with the coming Fortnite season, as the franchise is taking over the game for the next month. Chapter 6 Season 3 is set to be a short one, but there is going to be plenty of Star Wars-themed goodies and events in that time, alongside a smaller-than-usual Battle Pass to accommodate the smaller timeframe. This will also be the first new season that Fortnite iOS players in the US will be able toget their hands on in quite a while.
If you want to know exactly when you’ll be able to start playing this season look no further, as we’ll cover when the servers are expected to go down for the update, and when they’re likely to come back online.
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 downtime
The servers are expected to go down for this update around 1am ET on Friday, May 2, 2025. Here’s what that means for different time zones around the world:
- 10pm PST (May 1)
- 12am Central
- 1am EST
- 2am BRT
- 6am BST
- 7am CEST
- 10:30am IST
- 1pm CST
- 2pm JST
- 3pm AEST
- 5pm NZST
When will the Fortnite servers be back up?
Big seasonal updates like this can vary, but typically, it’s expected that the servers will be down for 4 to 5 hours before the new season is officially live and ready to play. That means you can expect the servers to be back online by 6am EST.
However, this can always change. If there are problems on Epic’s end, the downtime can be extended, with extreme cases having pushed the downtime as long as 24 hours in the past. We’ll keep you updated if the expected times change, so check back here regularly.