When Does ‘Fortnite’ Season 10 End And Season 11 Begin?

Here's when to expect the end of 'Fortnite' Season 10 and the start of Season 11.

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A big season-ending event called ‘The End’ is coming soon to Fortnite: Battle Royale, and things are about to change in some very big ways.

When exactly that event occurs remains to be seen. In fact, while all bets have pointed to this coming Saturday, October 5th, it’s possible that ‘The End’ might take place the following weekend.

That’s because Epic Games is extending Season 10 and adding in ‘Out Of Time’ Overtime challenges with cosmetic rewards and a free loading screen for completing each of them.

So when does Season 10 end and Season 11 begin? Well, according to Epic Games, the Out of Time Mission will be available from Tuesday, October 8 at 9 AM ET until Sunday, October 13 at 2 PM ET.

Is it possible that ‘The End’ event will take place when the Overtime Challenges expire? Or will it take place before these challenges kick off?

It seems likely that the new season will start when these challenges are over, either that Sunday or the following Thursday, October 17th. After all, Thursdays are when Fortnite seasons usually end. This appears to be backed up by dataminers following today’s patch, with the API showing a Season 10 end-date between October 13th and 17th. Season 11 will be coming out just a couple weeks before Halloween.

It would be interesting if the big season-ending event took place this weekend and then we had an entire week or more of Season 10 left before the start of Season 11, especially if that event is supposed to lead to a new map (or drastically changed one).

Then again, these Overtime Challenges are called ‘Out Of Time’ which could mean two things: First, that the season is “out of time” and almost over and second, that the challenges take place outside of time. Perhaps there will be some bridge between ‘The End’ and Season 11’s beginning, where we’re still on the current map but we’re poised for a new beginning. I’m not sure how that would work exactly.

I suppose if it were up to me I’d have the big event take place at the very end of Season 10 and when it was over, Season 11 would begin, but usually there’s a gap between these events and the start of the next season, so that seems most likely. Your best bet is to expect Season 11 to begin on Thursday, October 17th until such time as Epic Games clarifies or more information is leaked.

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