Fortnite matchmaking down as Epic Games suffers server issues right before PS Cup

A mystery bug has struck Fortnite this morning, leaving players unable to join games from inside its launcher and creating a huge wave of frustration.

Update: A fix is still in the works from Epic Games, but it has revealed in a new Tweet that the PlayStation Cups in the OCE and ASIA regions will be delayed by an hour to make way for a resolution. The story below has been amended to reflect this change.

Original story: confirmed this morning that is experiencing a major outage, with players on all platforms unable to use the game's matchmaking servers to get into a session. The battle royale title is set to undergo some major downtime in a few days when the comes around, but as players aim to get their last games in before the , it seems they're simply unable right now. Here's the latest about Fortnite matchmaking being down.

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The news was revealed on Twitter by the

We are investigating an issue where players may not be able to matchmake into a session. We’ll provide an update once we have more information. pic.twitter.com/2MRZOoibpE

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 29, 2025

account, which announced that "We are investigating an issue where players may not be able to matchmake into a session. We’ll provide an update once we have more information." This issue seems to leave players on the message "waiting for matchmaking to commence" on the lobby, as Twitter user

YOU'RE RUINING MY STREAM pic.twitter.com/JRtotolYe3

— Brooksy (@BrookksyFN) April 29, 2025

has reported that the game is causing them issues while they're streaming.

As of the time of writing, the has reported that it is investigating the issue, and will report back to players when the company has more information, but it's more likely that it will return with an update once a fix is delivered. It's pretty terrible timing, especially as many players were preparing for the latest PS Cup to go live shortly, which was revealed back in March by

You’ve been asking for a PlayStation Cup…AND YOU’RE GETTING ONE ON APRIL 29-30!

Compete in a Solo Battle Royale PS Cup to claim your share of the prize pool!

Rules: https://t.co/c7IWiqsHmB pic.twitter.com/Rz0GGngbwr

— Fortnite Competitive (@FNCompetitive) March 6, 2025

– but

While we continue to work on a fix for matchmaking issues, we have postponed the OCE and ASIA PlayStation Cups by an hour. pic.twitter.com/AI5ubUA0ce

— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 29, 2025

, the company has revealed that the Cup has been postponed by an hour in hopes of finding a resolution in good time.

We'll update this article as soon as there's any update on when matchmaking will return.