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⚪ Update: Fortnite: Downtime for v42.20 Update. (Auto-resolved: no updates in 24h)

⏰ Sep 16, 2026 Fixed (for now) spotted via status_rss

// The official story

Fortnite: Downtime for v42.20 Update

// Status page says

THIS IS A SCHEDULED EVENT Sep 17 , 08:00 - 09:30 UTC Sep 16 , 21:27 UTC Scheduled - ⏰ Scheduled downtime for v42.20 begins at 4 AM ET (8 AM UTC). Matchmaking will be disabled 30 minutes prior.

🔗 Official status page (for the PR-approved version)

https://status.epicgames.com/incidents/m58hlj2pclbc

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