Is Fortnite Down Today (April 6)
Ava Hudson
Updated on April 02, 2026
It looks like players are experiencing issues with the Fortnite servers, but is Fortnite down on April 6? Here’s everything we know, including what’s new in the latest update just deployed.
It appears Epic Games is investigating the ongoing issue, as made clear in the tweet below. But here’s what we know about the Fortnite servers and the latest update on April 6.
We are investigating issues where logging into Epic Games accounts fails with the "Invalid Client" error and preventing from logging in to the game.
We will update you when this issue is resolved
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 6, 2021
Is Fortnite Down On April 6?
UPDATE #2: The login issues have officially been fixed!
We've released a fix for the login issues and Friends not appearing in the friends list.
We appreciate your patience, and we will continue to monitor.
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 6, 2021
UPDATE: It looks like Epic Games are still actively working on the issue, Fortnite is currently playable but the servers are ‘degraded’ according to the official Fortnite Status Account.
Our teams are still working on solving these issues for all players.
Logins to the Epic Games Launcher and to Fortnite are still degraded.
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 6, 2021
The Fortnite servers aren’t down per say, it appears that after the most recent Fortnite update players are having trouble logging back into the game.
It has been reported that shutting down your console and restarting the game will likely allow players to log back in, but this is not an official fix.
Epic Games is sure to update their Twitter account when all services are back to normal, and when they do we will also update this article.
This isn’t the only issues Epic is currently facing, as players are reporting an issue with friends appearing on their friends list. According to the official Fortnite Status account, this is also being investigated, as per the tweet below.
We are also investigating Friends missing in your friends list.
— Fortnite Status (@FortniteStatus) April 6, 2021
This article will be updated if Epic makes an announcement on the status of the servers.
Fortnite Update On April 6
A new update has just been released for Fortnite on April 6, and it appears to be linked with the ongoing server issues.
The update only appears to be 500MB on PlayStation consoles and is simply a stability update according to Fortnite leaker @iFireMonkey.
Stability update, nothing to report about it
— iFireMonkey (@iFireMonkey) April 6, 2021
Fortnite Chapter 2: Season 6
Fortnite kicked off Chapter 2: Season 6 in style, there’s a lot of new content for players to jump in to. Not only is there new points of interest on the Battle Royale map, but there’s also brand new skins, a new crafting system, and even animals.
DualShockers have got everything you need to know about the latest season before you jump in and play.
