Fortnite's new season has been delayed due to technical issues

As always between seasons, Epic Games took the fortnite Offline early Friday to do some maintenance and get the game ready for all the new things I'm about to enjoy. Although the downtime usually lasts a few hours, Epic ran into an issue that forced it to delay the start of Chapter 5 of Season 2.

“Hello everyone, we have encountered an unexpected problem during maintenance and need to extend our downtime for at least an additional 8 hours.” job Fortnite Status The tweet was posted at 9:14 a.m. ET, which means fortnite It will likely remain low until at least 5pm.

The delay is a bit unfortunate as well New season It looks very convincing. It's called Myths and Mortals and it focuses on Greek gods. As well as obtaining skins for the likes of Aphrodite, Medusa and Poseidon through the Battle Pass, you can wield legendary powers such as the thunderbolts of Zeus and the wings of Icarus. Epic has added some interesting new areas to the island as well, including Mount Olympus and Hades' Underworld. A terrifying version of the River Styx, guarded by Cerberus, leads to the latter.