What is the Countdown Timer Appearing in the Fortnite Season 17 Lobby?

Butcher79

July 28, 2021

A mysterious new countdown timer has appeared in the Fortnite lobby, but what does it mean? We have several theories about what might happen.

On July 27, Epic Games released a mini update known as v17.21. Usually these updates are just fixes that add small features to the game, but players had to endure some server downtime due to this, which seemed suspicious: there was something big in development.

Well, it turns out that "something" is an ominous countdown that has appeared in the Fortnite lobby. Many players have begun to speculate as to what this means, and the most likely answer is that it is leading up to a live event (or perhaps a concert).

Here's everything we know about the Fortnite Season 17 countdown, including rumors and leaks about what could happen and when it will end.

What is the countdown to Season 7 of Fortnite for?

We now most assume that the countdown is leading to full scale alien invasion . So far in Season 7, players have had to deal with UFOs, alien parasites, and mothership abductions, and now things could heat up even more.

Rumors have been circulating for some time now that Coral Castle will be the first major location to be destroyed by alien invaders in Fortnite Season 17, but it looks like there could indeed be some sort of wide-scale map-wide destruction along the way.

Several reliable sources of information

including HYPEX , revealed that all POIs including Nectar Basin, Coral Fortress, and the Steel Farm area will undergo metamorphosis in the near future. Could this be the "event" that the timer is for? Seems likely.

Will there be a virtual Ariana Grande concert in Fortnite?

One of the biggest rumors out of the world of Fortnite right now is that the game will ariana grande virtual concert .

During the ongoing dispute between Epic and Apple, it was revealed that an Ariana Grande collaboration was being considered, with a recent leak claiming that both a skin and a virtual concert would be coming soon.

If an Ariana Grande concert was ever to take place, it's likely that it would have taken place at the end of a huge countdown, right? Of course, this is all hearsay for now, but we keep our fingers crossed.

When does the Fortnite Season 17 countdown end?

The countdown timer in the Fortnite lobby is currently expiring at Friday, August 6 at 15:00 PM PST / 18:00 PM EST / 23:00 PM BST. This means that any live event that is being prepared for the players should start at that time.

Of course, there is every chance that Epic could delay this end date, but they have plenty of time to make sure the event runs smoothly and according to plan, so we expect this countdown to stay in the right direction.

We will update this article as new information becomes available, so check back soon.

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