Fortnite OG Season 9 launches on Thursday, June 25. The new season follows two weeks of Chapter 7, Season 3 content and brings back one of the most well-known original seasons in Fortnite history.
Epic Games has not announced an exact start time for the update. As with past Fortnite OG releases, players will need to watch for the standard downtime window instead.
Fortnite OG Season 9 Start Time
Downtime for Fortnite OG Season 9 is expected to begin around 1 AM PT on Thursday. Epic Games typically does not confirm an exact go-live time ahead of these updates, so the downtime window is the best signal of when the new season will actually start.
This downtime usually lasts between three and four hours. Mid-season updates tend to come with shorter server breaks than a full seasonal switch. Since this update marks a complete season change, and the first one since Chapter 7, Season 3 began, the downtime could run on the longer side while Epic works through the transition.
Here is when downtime is expected to start across major time zones:
| Region / Time Zone | Downtime Start |
|---|---|
| Pacific Time (PT) | 1 AM |
| Central Time (CT) | 3 AM |
| Eastern Time (ET) | 4 AM |
| Brasilia Time (BRT) | 5 AM |
| British Summer Time (BST) | 9 AM |
| Central European Summer Time (CEST) | 10 AM |
| China Standard Time (CST) | 4 PM |
| Korean Standard Time (KST) | 5 PM |
| Japan Standard Time (JST) | 5 PM |
| Australian Eastern Time (AET) | 6 PM |
| New Zealand Standard Time (NZST) | 8 PM |
Once downtime ends, players should be able to log back in and start playing Fortnite OG Season 9 right away.
Players should plan around the early morning hours of Thursday, June 25, depending on their region. Once the downtime window outlined above passes, Fortnite OG Season 9 will be live and ready to play.
