Fortnite Patch v28.30: Downtime, Lady Gaga Crossover, New Fortnite Festival Season & More

Fortnite Patch v28.30 is on its way to the Battle Royale, preparing for the next big update of this season! Here are the expected downtime and the unofficial patch notes.

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Fortnite Patch v28.30 coming to the island! | © Epic Games

A new patch is coming to Fortnite. You can read here how long the Fortnite servers are expected to be down and everything you need to know about the Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 1 Update v28.30.

Fortnite Patch v28.30: Downtime

The Fortnite Update v28.30 starts at the same time as Fortnite's server downtime on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 4:00 am ET. The servers are usually offline for up to 2.5 hours. After that, you can throw yourself into the game as usual.

Fortnite Patch v28.30: Patch Notes

With every patch, new things come to the Fortnite island. And even if there are no official patch notes, some leaks tell us what new things could come into play with Fortnite Update v28.30.

New Fortnite Festival Season

Fortnite Festival celebrated its release in Chapter 5 Season 1, welcoming The Weeknd to Fortnite. On February 22, however, the mode will receive its 2nd season and will also welcome the next big music legend to the game.

And we're talking about none other than Lady Gaga! Of course, she gets her own skin and unlockable rewards in the new Premiere Festival Pass with a free reward track and a premium reward track upgrade with an extra skin!

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New Weapons and Items

Just like with every new patch, there will likely be new or returning weapons and items added to the game. However, we don't know the specifics yet.

Otherwise, as with every patch, there will be some bug fixes. If you're interested, you can read about them on the official Fortnite Trello board.

Alisa Eiber

Alisa is not only Fortnite Lead at EarlyGame but also streams passionately on Twitch. Here she plays games like Fortnite and Valorant together with her community on a daily basis and therefore always knows what's going on....

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