Star WarsxFortnitebrings forth Galactic Battle, a quick season in Chapter 6 that will bring the galaxy far, far away into the Battle Royale world. With a crossover spanning the Original Trilogy, Prequels, and Sequels,Star Warsfans are in for a treat as they head into the Galactic Battle ofFortnite’s latest season.

However, like allnew seasons inFortnite, players are going to have to wait before they can jump into their TIE Fighters and claim a Victory Royale with a lightsaber in hand. Below,Fortnitefans can find the expected start and end for downtime, along with the schedule for thisshort and sweetseason.

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When Does Fortnite Downtime Start?

Fortnitex Star Wars Galactic Battle season is scheduled for downtime at 2 AM ET, May 2.Once downtime begins, players will not be able to accessFortniteuntil the servers are back online with v35.00, where Chapter 6 Season 2 will be no more, and players will instead have a playground from the galaxy far, far away to experience. While this does mean that the Chapter 6 Season 2 Battle Pass and the quests involved will be inaccessible, there will be a new one for Galactic Battle.

When Does Fortnite Downtime End?

Theexpected downtime of Star Wars xFortnite: Galactic Battle is 4 hours. If there are no hiccups in scheduling the update,Fortnite’s downtime will end at 6 AM ET,May 2,and players will be able to enter the servers and try out the new Galactic Battle season for themselves shortly after. However, like with all new seasons, there is a possibility of a delay, meaning players might have to be aspatient as a Jedifor theFortniteservers to go online.

Fortnite’s Galactic Battle Content Schedule Dates and Times

There are 5 updates expected to be released throughoutFortnite: Galactic Battle, and we’ve compiled each of these updates and their start times so fans know what to expect as theEmpire sweepsthrough the galaxy:

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