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Fortnite Downtime Today (Mar. 19): When Will Servers Be Back Up?

By Amanda Langell

Here's when the servers will be back up after the Fortnite downtime on Mar. 19.
Here's when the servers will be back up after the Fortnite downtime on Mar. 19. / Epic Games

Today's Fortnite downtime on Mar. 19 should not last very long before the servers come back up with update v29.01.

The first update of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 is here, featuring several minor changes to the current map, along with some springtime unvaults. The biggest addition coming in v29.01, though, is the return of fan-favorite character, Midas. The NPC from Fortnite Chapter 2 is making his highly anticipated return from The Underworld thanks to Hades' new presence on the island.

Here's everything you need to know about the Fortnite update v29.01 downtime, and when the servers will go live again.

Fortnite Update v29.01 Downtime Today (Mar. 19)

The Fortnite downtime today, Mar. 19, 2024, started at 4 a.m. ET. Epic Games shut down the servers to upload Fortnite update v29.01, which includes the return of Midas, Midas' Drum Gun, Floor is Lava LTM, and much more.

As long as the servers are down, you will not be able to play any Battle Royale or Zero Build matches. Fortunately, compared to the prolonged downtime of Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2, we expect the servers to be back up rather quickly.

Check out exactly when you will be able to hop back on Fortnite.

Fortnite Downtime Today (Mar. 19): When Will Servers Be Back Up?

After the Fortnite downtime today, Mar. 19, the servers will be back up anytime from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. ET. Based on past in-season updates, Fortnite update v29.01 should only take a few hours to load onto the servers.

It is important to note, however, that there could always be unexpected server issues that delay the launch of Fortnite update v29.01. Just recently, the Fortnite Myths & Mortals downtime was extended by over ten hours.

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