Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 release date and time for all timezones

Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 is set to go live in a few hours, but Epic Games has yet to reveal the exact time. It has stated that the Battle Pass is valid and will run through March 8, 2023.

As always, Chapter 4 Season 2 will likely be released in the early hours of March 10, 2023. Here's more information on the same.

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Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 release time

Epic Games has confirmed that the downtime and subsequent update will occur on March 10, 2023. However, it seems that the servers will be taken offline at the end of the day on March 8, 2023.

Since the status mentions "last full day across all time zones," it can be taken for granted that the servers will only shut down after that.

Based on this logic, the transition to Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 will start sometime after the servers are taken offline. This can either be on towards the end of the day on March 8 or in the early hours of March 9, 2023. Here are the release times for Chapter 4 Season 2 across all major time zones:

• Pacific Standard Time: Thursday, 11:00 pm
• Mountain Time: Friday, 12:00 am
• Central Time: Friday, 1:00 am
• Eastern Time: Friday, 2:00 am
• Brazil, Rio: Friday, 3:00 am
• UTC: Friday, 6:00 am
• London, United Kingdom: Friday, 7:00 am
• Central European Time: Friday, 8:00 am
• India: Friday, 11:30 am
• China: Friday, 2:00 pm
• Japan: Friday, 3:00 pm
• Sydney, Australia: Friday, 4:00 pm
• Auckland, New Zealand: Friday 5:00 pm

Note that the release time for Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 may change at Epic Games' discretion. If the downtime and overall updates take longer than planned, players must wait for it to finish before hot-dropping into the new season.

Given that the new season will start on a Friday (weekday), March 10, 2023, most players living in the Eastern Time Zone cannot play the game until the latter part of the day. Even if the update is delayed, it shouldn't be a problem for most.

On the flip side, players in the Middle East and Asia will be left twiddling their thumbs as they wait for the servers to come online.

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Will Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 be delayed?

No, there's no chance it will be delayed, especially considering that Epic Games has officially announced the date. Furthermore, things are in place since the update v24.00 is already on the staging server.

Lastly, with the Rift Gate exploding and a giant Red Rift appearing in the sky over the island, there's no turning back. Come hell or high water, Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 2 will launch on March 8 (or March 9, depending on the time zone).