When is the next Fortnite update? Release date and what to expect

Daily Mirror

08-05-2025

There's plenty more to come in this season of Fortnite, and though there is downtime on the horizon, we thankfully don't have to put up with it every time a new bout of content arrives.
Fortnite's update schedule for Chapter 6 Season 3 doesn't perfectly match up with its promises of new content, but it's still a fairly straightforward lineup of updates that we can expect.
Fortnite is well into its new Star Wars season, and already it's proving itself to be an impressive twist on the game's formula, even if it's made some major changes that have upset some purists. The game has offered an immersive and well-considered peek into the galaxy far, far away with its detailed new POIs and fresh Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3 Battle Pass, but in roping players into the Star Wars universe, there have been a few casualties.
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The loss of weapons that use ammo has been a source of frustration for a number of players, with all weapons working on a cooldown in order to give the entire island a chance to blast each other to bits with lasers rather than shells and rounds. It's a compelling change to the arsenal of the island, but not one that can last long before players get sick of it, especially as the weapons all have such incredibly similar names, leading to a lot of confusion about what kind of gun you're actually picking up.
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Weekly shifts are what it's all about in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 3, and while it's good news that we won't be totally inundated with updates and downtimes, that doesn't mean we're totally without interruptions. Here's what you need to know about the next Fortnite update.
When is the next Fortnite update?
The next Fortnite update, update 35.10, is set for release on Thursday, May 15 at 1am PDT / 4am EDT / 9am BST. This date has been revealed by reputable Fortnite leaker @Hypex, who claims that there will be two updates during the season before it ends on Sunday, June 8, and the time is an estimation based on the last two game updates that didn't bridge the gap between seasons. We can expect some downtime of around two and a half hours (based on the downtimes of Fortnite update 34.40 and Fortnite update 34.30), with matchmaking coming to a close half an hour beforehand.
This season, though, these updates aren't the only time that we'll get new injections of content, as they appear to be added to the game in chunks with each update for weekly drops. For example, Fortnite has revealed that its latest bout of content, titled Pull of the Force, has already joined the game without any need for downtime on Twitter, so we can expect that content rollouts for this special crossover season to be similar for the whole month.
What's new in Fortnite update 35.10
Fortnite has revealed the titles of its incoming content drops set to roll out over the course of the season, and now that we are in the center of its second drop, Pull of the Force, we can expect that the next update will deliver all of the content needed for the next two arrivals. They are, as revealed by a Fortnite blog post:
Chew On This, bringing the Wookie Bowcaster and CA-87 Jawa Scatter Blaster on Thursday, May 15
Mandalorian Rising, bringing recruitable Mandalorian bounty hunters, the Mandalorian Jetback, Amban Sniper Rifle and Westar-34 Blaster Pistols on Thursday, May 22
It's an exciting prospect, and a great way to roll content out to fans, even if every once in a while we have to hold our horses. Or X-Wings, if you prefer. If it gives us more Force powers, then who are we to complain?