Fortnite Update Downtime - Why Is Fortnite Down?

It's safe to say the Summer action is heating back up in Fortnite Chapter 3 Season 3. After a brief period without significant updates, Epic Games is pumping up the excitement again as the highly-anticipated Fortnite x Dragon Ball Z collab is set to arrive in the battle royale.

Of course, with such a massive update in the works, the game devs will need to prepare the servers for all the new content and a massive influx of players. If you're interested in knowing when the battle royale will be up and running again, check out our guide on the Fortnite Update Downtime scheduled for the Dragon Ball Z collab.

Fortnite Downtime Period - Dragon Ball Z Collab

After confirmation from reliable and trusted Fortnite leakers, news had been slow to trickle out regarding the Dragon Ball collab. But now with the release date approaching, Epic Games have tweeted out the official teaser and release dates for the Fortnite x Dragon Ball update.

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The Fortnite x Dragon Ball collab is set to arrive on 16th August. As is the customary fashion of large updates, this will require Downtime on the Fortnite servers as the new content is being uploaded. Here's when you can expect Fortnite to be down for the Dragon Ball update.

Fortnite x Dragon Ball collab Downtimes

Here are the scheduled Downtime periods for the Fortnite x Dragon Ball collab update.

• 4:00 am ET
• 1:00 am PT
• 9:00 am BST

It has not yet been specified how long Fortnite will be down during the scheduled periods, but these updates usually take a few hours to fully process. If you're looking for more exciting news surrounding the Fortnite x Dragon ball update, check out this trailer to preview the action below.

FORTNITE x DRAGON BALL TRAILER! (via @ThesnowManu & @iFireMonkey)pic.twitter.com/S9mNq6aY6D

— HYPEX (@HYPEX) August 15, 2022

That's everything you need to know about the scheduled Fortnite Downtime periods ahead of the Dragon Ball collab.

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Featured image courtesy of Epic Games.