The night before the new season’s launch, Epic announced that console players can pre-download the update, ensuring they can jump straight into Chapter 6, Season 2 as soon as it’s live. To start the pre-download, Xbox players should go to My Games & Apps > Manage > Updates.

Epic Games will bring Fortnite back online once the new update is complete and launch Chapter 6, Season 2 Lawless. New seasons of Fortnite are usually ready for play by 6 a.m. ET. Although there have been delays in the past. Fortnite is offline.

Fortnite is down for schedule maintenance ahead of Chapter 6 Season 2, but you probably won't have to wait long before it's back up.

Season 2 was just released, yet we already know its ending date! The new season will run for 10 weeks, between late February and early May 2025. During this period, Epic Games will release several exciting updates and collaborations.

Epic Games has announced players can now pre-download Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 on Xbox consoles. This feature will allow eager gamers to jump into the new season of Lawless as soon as the servers go up, saving precious time by not having to wait for the files to download.

The much-awaited Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2 is almost here and here are all the downtime details and what's coming with the update.

There's good news and bad news for Fortnite fans, as a new season of content is on the horizon, but only after a period of server downtime.

A rundown of the start time for Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 2, including when the servers will go down and when you can expect them to go online again.

Fortnite servers are going offline early Friday morning to update to Season 6 Chapter 2: Lawless. When is the new season? What we know.