Fortnite Patch v5.30 Release Date and Time Announced

One major piece of the massive success that Fortnite Battle Royale has seen in the past year has been the weekly content updates that Epic Games adds to the title that bring new weapons, items and more to the popular battle royale game. These new pieces of content help to bring new experiences to Fortnite for players. The next major content update that will be seen for Fortnite will be the v5.30 patch, and Epic Games has announced the official time and date for when the v5.30 patch will be implemented. 

Wednesday, August 22nd saw the official Fortnite Twitter account tweet that the downtime for the implementation of the v5.30 patch for Fortnite will be beginning at 4 AM ET on Thursday, August 23rd. 

"Shake it up with a new item coming to Battle Royale in Patch v5.30. Downtime starts tomorrow, August 23 at 4 AM ET (0800 GMT)," stated Epic Games in the announcement for the release date and time for the v5.30 patch.

Shake it up with a new item coming to Battle Royale in Patch v5.30.

Downtime starts tomorrow, August 23 at 4 AM ET (0800 GMT).

— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) August 22, 2018

One of the highly anticipated content additions that is expected to be added to the battle royale game with the new content update is the new Rift-To-Go item that was previously announced and teased by Epic Games. The Rift-To-Go item will be a piece of equipment that will grant players who have it in their inventory the ability to use the power of a rift at any time. You can find the official description of the Rift-To-Go item below. 

"A rift you carry in your pocket! Teleport above your current location and glide down."

With the exception of the high probability that the new Rift-To-Go item will be introduced to Fortnite in the v5.30 patch, it is currently unknown what else Epic Games has in store for players with the implementation of the v5.30 patch for Fortnite. 

(cover photo assets courtesy of Epic Games)