Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 release date and Season 2 ending

5 May 2024

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Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 release date and Season 2 ending

Here's when to expect the next season of Fortnite

What's new in Fortnite?

Chewbacca in Fortnite, aiming his Bowcaster weapon as lasers fly in the background — (Image credit: Epic Games)

Star Wars is once again headed to Fortnite. Chewbacca joins the fight, and he's actually available as a hireable NPC. You just need to find the imperial blockade, rescue him, and he'll back you up for the rest of the match. He'll even give you a Bowcaster, or you can loot one from Imperial Chests. Read more at the Fortnite blog.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 is now well on its way, giving players a Greek God-themed map to battle across. There's a whole new Battle Pass to work through, featuring skins based on Gods like Zeus, Hades and Artemis.

With Fortnite's new season now in its final few weeks, it'll still be a little while until we hear more. Thankfully, the battle royale title always lists when the current season is going to end, so while downtime will vary, we do know how long we have to work away at the new Battle Pass.

Here's everything you need to know about when Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 ends, when Chapter 5 Season 3 starts, and what to expect. For a more classic experience, check out what we know about Fortnite OG coming back.

When does the current season of Fortnite end?

The Grim Gate locale on the Fortnite Myths and Mortals map — (Image credit: Epic Games)

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 2 still has a little juice left in it, but thanks to the in-game Battle Pass, we can see that it'll end on May 24 at 2AM ET / 11PM PT / 6PM GMT.

It's worth noting that last season's timings shifted by a couple of days just before the new one was supposed to arrive, so timings here are subject to change. The best place to keep up on specific updates closer to the launch of the new season is the Fortnite Status Twitter account. We'll be sure to keep this page up to date as well.

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 release date

Zeus standing in the Battle Pass screen in Fortnite — (Image credit: Epic Games)

Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 will launch on May 24, 2024. The thing to remember about new Fortnite seasons and chapters is that there is always a period of downtime after one ends. This down time makes the next season's exact start time a little tricky to predict as it can range from a couple of hours - as was the case last season - to multiple days, which has happened between chapters before.

What to expect from the next Fortnite season

In terms of what to expect moving forward, Fortnite Chapter 5 Season 3 has yet to be detailed in any way. This is expected, given how early into the current season we are. Still, as new details start to trickle out in the coming weeks, we'll be sure to keep this page updated. We're hoping to see the heavily rumored first-person mode, but nothing's been confirmed yet.

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