Fortnite OG, Chapter 1 Map, And Everything We Know About The Next Update

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Fortnite is taking us back to the past for a whirlwind of a new season.

By Phil Owen on

It's been barely two months since Fortnite Chapter 4, Season 4 began, and now it's time to move on. Or… move back? It's looking like when this season ends, time will actually move backward in Fortnite. That time machine that we pulled from Kado Thorne's basement during all these heists isn't just for show, it turns out.

Yes, it's looking like the next season of Fortnite is going to be unprecedented in all sorts of ways, and it could introduce some major new collaborations with Lego or Doctor Who as well as let us play on an updated version of the Chapter 1 island. Let's take a look at what we know so far.

The current season of Fortnite is scheduled to end at 11 PM PT / 2 AM ET on the morning of Friday, November 3. If this season changeover follows the now-standard pattern, the new season should go live after a few hours of downtime. Expect the servers to return by 7 or 8am ET on the morning of November 3.

No, next season isn't the beginning of Chapter 5. But it may not be Chapter 4, either. This new season has long been rumored to last only a month, and it's looking like some kind of bridge season--like a month-long live event that will move us from the Chapter 4 island to whatever Chapter 5 will have.

So far, there hasn't been any chapter designation in any of the promos for the new season, which have referred to it only as Fortnite OG.

Epic has been teasing Fortnite OG thus far in out-of-game ways only--meaning the company has been sending stuff to influencers and streamers who played Fortnite back in the day to emphasize the throwback aspect of this new season, such as by sending Ninja this massive Durr Burger.

There haven't been any