Fortnite brings forward the start of the new season: This is the new date and the new schedule

Epic Games has announced the early start the new Fortnite season via the usual channels. Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 4 becomes only brought forward by a few hoursbut it has also resulted in the set end time being changed and we should be forewarned.

Epic Games postpones the start of the next Fortnite season by a few hours

Via the X-Account @FortniteStatus, Epic Games has announced its plans to bring forward the start of the new Fortnite season by several hours. Before the change it would begin on Friday, August 16, 2024, at 2:00 a.m. ETafter the change it starts one day earlier at 11:00 p.m. ET.

📢 Attention, it’s almost time!

Fortnite Chapter 5, Season 3 will now end on August 15th at 11:00 PM ET and we will begin maintenance for v31.00 shortly thereafter.

To get to the finish line at full speed, all players can use their next three XP Supercharged levels starting August 13th at … pic.twitter.com/CdKGzpt4kD

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) 7 August 2024

In other words: The new date and time is August 15, 2024, 11:00 p.m. ETwhich corresponds to the following times in the United States:

11:00 p.m. ET
10:00 p.m. CT
8:00 p.m. PT

The start of the season was brought forward by three hours for an undisclosed reasonbut as compensation Epic Games will activate XP Supercharged on August 13th. This means that in the next three levels of our account we gain more experience than usual.

We remind you that this date and time announced by Epic Games are the final ones for now. Any information in the game that does not reflect these changes is out of date.

Date and time of the next Fortnite event.

Not only that, but before the new season of Fortnite begins (Chapter 5, Season 4), Players experience a Mini event in the game on Saturday, August 10, at 2:00 p.m. ET. This date and time correspond to the following in different time zones in the United States:

This date and time correspond to the following in various time zones in the United States

2:00 p.m. ET
1:00 p.m. CT
11:00 a.m. PT

What can be expected from this event is the return of the mysterious Pandora’s Box from previous seasons of this chapter of the game. Megalo Don is expected to fill the tank of the giant Brutal Beachhead with nitro during the eventBut something will go wrong and several explosions will be triggered along the entire pipeline from this location to the Redline Rig.

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We remind you that the event will take place near the Brutal Beachheadis located at this point on the map: