Fortnite servers will be switched off this morning by Epic Games as they prepare to release the games brand new update and 8.20 Patch Notes.
That means matchmaking will be temporarily disabled for all Fortnite modes, including Battle Royale, Save the World and Creative.
Likewise, it's worth mentioning that this is across ALL platforms. That means players on PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC and mobile won't be able to log in.
Fortnite's next big update is scheduled to arrive this morning following confirmation of the server downtime last night.
“Things are heating up! Downtime for the v8.20 update will start Wednesday, March 27 at 5 AM ET(0900 UTC)"
For anyone wondering, this will be at 9am GMT for everyone living in the UK.
Whilst the update from last week was a pretty small content update, today's 8.20 update should be significantly bigger and contain far more features and files to be datamined by leakers too.
So hold tight for new skins, new season 8 leaks, new challenges leaked and much more.
How long is Fortnite down today?
Epic Games has not technically given any details about how long the downtime will last today.
Players are normally booted off the game 20 minutes before downtime begins and it typically lasts for a couple of hours at least.
Based on past downtime and updates, we would estimate the game will be back online by roughly 11am GMT.
It's not clear exactly how accurate a bog standard service message can be, but it's worth also highlighting that the
