Fortniteregularly transitions from one season to the next, bringing endless waves of fresh content to the island. The next season is arriving fairly soon, and if you’re eager to start playing, you need to know exactly when Chapter Six, season four begins.

All seasons bring plenty of new gameplay features, loot, skins, and much more to the island, so there’s always plenty to try. To ensure you’re ready to go as soon as the next era arrives, here’s theexact time and date whenFortniteChapter Six, season four starts.

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When does Fortnite Chapter 6, season 4 Shock ‘N Awesome start?

The launch time for Chapter Six, season fourhasn’t been revealed yet, but based on past season updates, it will likely go live at around4:30am CT on Aug. 7. Downtime between seasons usually lastsbetween three to five hours, so for now, we’ve set our countdown to right in the middle.

If an official launch time is shared or if any delays become known, we’ll update all relevant details here. Leading up to the start of the new season, you can check back here to see how much longer you have to wait before diving into the action.

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When does Fortnite Chapter 6, season 3 end?

Chapter Six, season three ends at exactly 12:30am CT on Aug. 7. As soon as it does, the battle pass is removed, too, meaning rewards will no longer be obtainable.Fortnitewill then be under maintenance for at least a few hours before the next season begins.

What’s the theme of Fortnite Chapter 6, season 4?

The theme ofFortniteChapter Six, season four isShock ‘N Awesome, and focuses onstopping a massive bug invasion that has overtaken the islandfollowing the conclusion of the Chapter Six, season three live event. During the live event,Daigosummoned a massive kraken creature that was defeated bySuperman, the Supernova Academy squad, and all players who attended.

This creature left behind a massivetentacle, which has now started to rot. Strange craters have since popped up around the tentacle, likely the gateway through which the bugs featured in the next season will arrive on the island.

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What’s in Fortnite Chapter 6, season 4?

The next season ofFortnitecomes withnew weapons, locations, skins, enemies, and much morethat likely won’t be revealed until the season officially starts. Here’s a breakdown of everything we know about it so far.

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PEAK Mesa biome

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The Mesa biome in PEAK

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