Fortnite Servers Are Down for Emergency Maintenance
By Nicholas Barth ·
Are the Fortnite servers down? The Fortnite servers are down for emergency maintenance, and we have all of the current information you need to know covered.
With it currently being Friday night, there are no doubt plenty of players looking to have some fun on Fortnite Battle Royale tonight. Unfortunately for any Fortnite players looking to grab a Victory Royale, the Fortnite servers are currently down because of emergency maintenance that Epic Games announced. This has led to many members of the community for the popular battle royale title to ask one simple question. Why are the Fortnite servers down and how long will they be down. Fortunately, we have all of the details for the emergency maintenance covered for you.
Fortnite Servers Are Down Emergency Maintenance
Taking to the official Twitter account for the battle royale game, Epic Games announced that it would be doing emergency maintenance on the servers and thus their status would be down for an unspecified amount of time. At the time of this writing, it is unclear exactly what the reasoning behind the emergency maintenance was.
We're bringing the servers offline for emergency maintenance. We apologize for this inconvenience. Stay updated with our status page here: https://t.co/3y0X6buriO
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) February 2, 2019
Thank you for your patience during our maintenance. Matchmaking services are now back online. Get back out there!
— Fortnite (@FortniteGame) February 2, 2019
As expected, many players were disappointed at the fact that they can not currently collect eliminations and Victory Royales in the popular battle royale title due to the servers being down for emergency maintenance. However, the issue behind the repairs must of been enough of a troubling issue to push the developer to make the announcement.
Individuals interested in keeping up to date with the status of the services for the battle royale title can do so on the official Epic Games website. It is unclear when the developer will have the servers for Fortnite not down anymore.
We will continue to update this article with any more information regarding the Fortnite servers being down for emergency maintenance when it is first made available. Are you upset to see that the battle royale game is currently unavailable to play? Join our community and let us know in the comments below!
(cover photo courtesy of Epic Games)