Epic Games downtime today (June 20, 2024): Everything we know

Epic Online Services will be down for 40 minutes (Image via Epic Games)
Epic Online Services will be down for 40 minutes (Image via Epic Games)

The Epic Games downtime today (June 20, 2024) will begin shortly. This will be a minor downtime for Epic Online Services. Based on information provided by the developer on its website, this will be a regular maintenance update. Nothing new is expected to be added or removed. However, certain services, such as Sessions, Lobbies, and Custom invites, will be affected during the maintenance work.

The Epic Games downtime today (June 20, 2024) will begin at 2 am Eastern Time. The developer will take the servers offline exactly at the given time. Unlike the Fortnite downtime, there will be no grace periods. Services will shut down immediately.

That being said, this should likely not affect other systems within the Epic Games ecosystem. Fortnite, LEGO Fortnite, Fortnite Festival, Fall Guys, Rocket Racing, Rocket League Racing, and Rocket League Sideswipe should all be operational.


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How long will the Epic Games downtime today (June 20, 2024) last?

Based on the information provided by Epic Games, the downtime should last approximately 30 minutes. It will end at 2:30 am Eastern Time. However, once the maintenance has concluded, it will take some time for services to return to normal. This is what the developer had to say:

"During the maintenance window there will be 30 minutes of downtime, followed by degraded availability for up to 3 hours for the following services."

After the aforementioned period, everything should return to normal once again. Keep in mind that the maintenance could exceed 30 minutes depending on variable factors. Epic Games will provide an update on the website once everything is done.


Will there be any new services introduced once the Epic Games downtime today (June 20, 2024) ends?

Based on the information at hand, nothing new is expected to be introduced via Epic Online Services. As mentioned, this is merely a maintenance update that is being carried out to ensure smooth operations. Aside from updating things related to EOS, nothing else is to be expected.


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Edited by Rachel Syiemlieh
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