When does the Fortnite live event start on June 5?
Shattered kicks off at 7 PM ET today, with the new Runners season arriving the next day
Fortnite’s next live event, Shattered, goes live today, June 5, and the start time is later than usual. Epic Games has scheduled the event to align with a gameplay trailer reveal at the Summer Games Show, which pushes the timing back compared to most previous live events.
Start times by region
Shattered begins at 7 PM ET on June 5. Here are the start times across other regions:
- 4 PM PT
- 7 PM ET
- 12 AM BST
- 1 AM CET
- 9 AM AEST
European players will be watching well into the night, which may prove difficult for younger fans. Australian players, as is often the case with Fortnite events, draw the most favorable morning slot.
Log in early to secure your spot
Live events bring more players into the servers at the same time, which can cause slowdowns and performance issues. Epic typically recommends logging in around 30 minutes before the scheduled start to make sure you are in the lobby on time. Waiting until the exact start time can mean missing the event entirely if the servers fill up first.
Why the later start time
The later slot serves two purposes. First, it lines up with the Summer Games Show, where Epic plans to drop a Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 3 gameplay trailer. Second, the game will go into downtime immediately after the event ends, with the new season set to go live on June 6. Starting the event later helps compress the gap between the live event and the new season launch, so players are not sitting through an extended wait overnight.
What to expect from Runners
The new season, titled Runners, is the Summer Season for Fortnite Chapter 7. It will include a Battle Pass, though early reaction to the season’s content has been mixed. Some players have pointed to collaboration choices that feel repetitive and skins that do not add much fresh appeal. That makes the June 5 event and the June 6 launch more significant, as players will finally see whether the new content delivers more in practice than it has suggested in previews.
The current season has run shorter than average at around two months, which has kept attention focused on what comes next. Two major esports tournaments shared the calendar this season, and now the spotlight shifts entirely to Shattered and the Runners launch.
Epic has been testing variations in how long downtime runs, so the June 6 launch window could shift slightly depending on how the update rolls out. Even so, the expectation is that the new season arrives at the usual time once servers come back online.
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