With less than a month remaining in Fortnite Chapter 3, Season 4, it's time to look ahead to what's next. We don't know a lot for sure about next season--for example, we don't know if it will be Chapter 3 Season 5, or Chapter 4 Season 1. But there are plenty of rumors in the air, along with some datamined info that may or may not mean anything. From battle pass rumors to start date inferrences, there's a lot to discuss. First, let's start off with what we know for sure about the next season of Fortnite.
Everything that's been officially announced about the next Fortnite season
Technically, the answer to this is "nothing," because Epic hasn't made any reveals or even teased anything yet. But we know that the current season will end the first weekend of December, and thus we also know that the next season will start within a day or so of the current season's conclusion.
When is Fortnite Chapter 4 Season 1--or is it Chapter 3 Season 5?
You should expect to be playing a new season of Fortnite on Sunday, December 4.
There is an odd wrinkle to this, however. Currently, The Herald's quest timer says her quests last two weeks past that date. That would be unusual, since The Herald is part of the current battle pass, and battle pass quests haven't extended past the length of the actual battle pass before.
Could next season be delayed? Or was this just a typo? It's almost certainly just a mistake, because the battle pass end date recently changed from December 3 to December 2 (more on why they did this in a moment). If The Herald quest timer was correct, then Epic probably would have changed the battle pass end date to two weeks later to match it. But they didn't.
The change in the battle pass end date is likely a signal that we'll have a live event to end the season on the afternoon of Saturday, December 3, after which the game will go offline for 12+ hours and likely return Sunday morning. That would make Friday, December 2 that last full day of the Season 4 battle pass, which is why they updated the date in-game--so make sure you grind out your levels on time.
Will Fortnite's next season be Chapter 3 Season 5, or Chapter 4 Season 1?
Fortnite Chapter 1 lasted 10 seasons, and Chapter 2 lasted eight. So why do folks think Chapter 3 will end after only four seasons? Well, just before the current season began, dataminers made note of a reference in files to a new "launch option" called Asteria. Past "launch options" have included Athena, Apollo and Artemis--but you know those three better as each chapter's battle royale map. Athena was Chapter 1, Apollo was Chapter 2, and Artemis is the current island.