Epic Games has confirmed the start date for Fortnite Season 5, which kicks off very shortly.
With Season 4 almost done, you’ll need to finish up any last weekly Challenges if you want to grab the extra XP and Battle Stars to rise up the tier list.
Season 5 start date, end date
The countdown has begun. Fortnite Season 5 will start on July 12 at 4am EDT – that’s 8am GMT. It will end 10 weeks later, so that’s September 20.
Although there has been delays to a number of events in Fortnite – most recently the Playground LTM – we shouldn’t expect the start of Season 5 to be delayed.
Fortnite map changes
Season 4 of Fortnite changed the map significantly by nuking Dusty Depot and turning it into Dusty Divot. As well as that, the Fortnite map has been tweaked over the past nine weeks or so, but the biggest change was the end result of the Rocket Launch Event last weekend.
A rocket was launched skyward before returning to the map, heading for Tilted Towers and then exploding in the sky above Moisty Mire. As a result, there is now a massive crack in the sky, which we’re fairly certain will be the focal point for major changes in Season 5. Moisty Mire isn’t the most popular spot on the map, so it wouldn’t surprise us to see changes there as well as a few other locations on the map.
Season 4 also added a few smaller locations including the underground bunker and villains lair, so you should expect smaller tweaks across the map, not just momentous happenings at named locations.
Season 5 Battle Pass cost
Epic Games seems to have settled on a formula for the Battle Pass for each season of Fortnite. It costs 950 V-Bucks, which is $9.99 and £7.99 in real money. For that you will get access to all the weekly challenges and 100 tiers of unlocks that includes skins, pick axes, emotes, free v-bucks, spray paint, and more.
As with Season 4, we would expect the Battle Pass for Season 5 will give you instant access to at least two skins, and if you already own Season 4 expect a bunch of free Battle Stars to kick start your tier climbing.
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