Here’s The Exact Time ‘Fortnite’ Chapter 5, Season 2 Ends And Season 3 Begins

Fortnite: Battle Royale Chapter 5, Season 2 is almost over and a brand new season filled with tons of exciting new content is just around the corner. We are only hours away now.

This season looks like it will keep a lot of the same points of interest on the map, but introduce a new Mad Max / Fallout crossover that will hopefully come with a new desert wasteland biome, new vehicles and a bunch of really cool post-apocalyptic skins.

There’s already been a major live-event ongoing in Fortnite over the past couple weeks that has brought a growing sandstorm closer and closer to the island, with some of the storm clouds now red in color. It’s only a matter of time before the sand descends and the map is transformed for Chapter 5, Season 3.

So when does Season 2 end and Season 2 begin? Here’s everything you need to know.

Server Downtime And Season 3 Trailer

While we don’t know the exact time servers will go offline for Season 3, we do know they’re going to shut down this evening. Typically, servers go down around 2am ET / 11pm PT so expect to go offline tonight, Thursday May 23rd at 11pm if you’re on the West Coast and around 2am on Friday the 24th if you’re on the East Coast.

Servers are usually down for four or five hours with a big season update. Sometimes it takes a little longer, sometimes it’s back up and running even more quickly. Occasionally there’s some kind of hiccup and servers stay offline until the next day. But you should be back online in Chapter 5, Season 3 by the morning of Friday the 24th.

We don’t have a full trailer yet, but we have a teaser for the new season which you can watch on Twitter (I can no longer embed tweets since Elon Musk changed the Twitter domain to x.com).

What Else Can You Expect In Season 3?

We’ve seen teasers for Brotherhood of Steel skins already, so we know that there’s a Fallout crossover coming to Season 3. But there have been tons of hints at a Mad Max: Furiosa crossover as well. In fact, the new season comes out on the exact same day that Furiosa hits theaters. Coincidence? I think not.

We have this leaked image of Battle Pass skins as well:

We should be seeing key-art any minute now with a new gameplay and Battle Pass trailer a bit later. Expect new points of interest, challenges, NPCs and a new Victory Umbrella, plus lots of new content for the three new side-games Epic recently introduced: LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival and Rocket Racing.

I’ll keep tabs on the game’s social accounts and update this post with any new information as it’s revealed. If a specific server downtime is announced I’ll make sure to update this post as well. For now, you have a pretty good sense of when the game will go offline and how long it will take to get back up and running. Have fun out there!