Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 Override Starts August 20 With Sonic, Mega Man and Cyberpunk Weapons
Epic Games released the first trailer for Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 today, naming the season Override and dating it for 20 August. It arrives on every platform Fortnite already runs on — PlayStation 5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, PC, Android and cloud streaming — and it is built around a crossover roster of gaming characters rather than a single franchise tie-in.
When Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 starts, and what happens to Season 3
Chapter 7 Season 3, Runners, closes out on 19 August, with Override going live on 20 August. That gap is the usual overnight downtime between seasons, when matchmaking is disabled and the new build is pushed to every storefront.
Epic has not published the exact downtime window or the patch version yet. Historically the studio posts both on its status account a few hours ahead, and season-transition downtime runs longer than a routine patch — closer to two or three hours than twenty minutes.
The deadline that actually matters is the Battle Pass. Unclaimed Season 3 rewards do not carry into Season 4, so anything still sitting unlocked-but-unclaimed needs collecting before servers go down on the 19th. Fortnite's live event on 15 August already closed the season's story, so the remaining days are pure cleanup — our breakdown of the Unstable live event and its start time covers how that finale played out.
Which characters are in the Override crossover
The trailer and the accompanying key art are unusually stacked. Confirmed on screen:
- Sonic the Hedgehog, with Shadow, Tails and Doctor Eggman
- Mega Man, including a Mythic weapon tied to him
- Crash Bandicoot and Spyro
- Joker from Persona 5
- Sora from Kingdom Hearts, with a Keyblade pickaxe
- V from Cyberpunk 2077
- Jazz Jackrabbit, plus Tetris-themed cosmetics
One caveat worth stating before anyone buys the pass on assumption: promotional material sent to streamers suggests most of these crossovers sit outside the Battle Pass and will be sold separately in the item shop. Epic has not published the Battle Pass track itself, so the number of tiers, the price and which skins are actually included are all still unknown.
Sora's appearance lands in a busy fortnight for the series. Square Enix confirmed a release window for the next mainline entry two days ago, and we covered Kingdom Hearts 4's late 2027 window and its Coco-inspired world when that news broke.
The new weapons and how Override changes a match
Three weapons are visible in the trailer. Two come straight from Cyberpunk 2077's armoury — the Arasaka HJSH-18 Masamune and the TKI-20 Shingen, both submachine guns — alongside an 8-bit shotgun that fits the season's corrupted-software theme. A Mega Man Mythic is also shown, though Epic has not detailed what it does.
The theme itself is hacking. Override's framing has players pushing back against a corrupted system, and the trailer shows a cartridge mechanic that appears to apply modifiers to a match, plus Tetris blocks being used as a healing item. None of that has been documented in patch notes yet, so treat the specifics as trailer footage rather than confirmed mechanics until the update ships.
Playing it on mobile and PC
Android players get Override on day one through the Epic Games Store app or GeForce NOW, and there is no separate mobile release date. iOS access still depends on where you live, since Fortnite returns to iPhone only through alternative app stores in the regions that permit them — we walked through one of those rollouts in our report on the Epic Games Store launching on iPhone in Brazil.
If you plan to be online the moment servers come back, it is worth checking your account settings beforehand, and our guide to appearing offline on Epic Games is the quickest way to play a first session without a full friends list piling into your lobby. And if the Sonic skins have you curious about the rest of the character's catalogue, we keep a list of the best Sonic fan games on Android.
What is still unconfirmed
Epic has announced the season name, the date and the trailer roster. It has not announced the downtime window, the update version number, the download size, the Battle Pass contents, the item shop pricing for any crossover skin, or the map changes. Anything circulating with those numbers attached right now is coming from dataminers, not from Epic, and season-transition leaks are wrong often enough to be worth waiting out for four days.
Frequently Asked Questions
When does Fortnite Chapter 7 Season 4 start?
Override goes live on 20 August 2026. Chapter 7 Season 3, Runners, ends on 19 August, and the servers go down overnight between the two for the season update. Epic has not published the exact downtime window yet.
What is the new Fortnite season called?
Chapter 7 Season 4 is called Override. Its theme is a corrupted system that players have to hack back, and the season is built around a crossover cast of gaming characters rather than one franchise.
Which crossover skins are in Fortnite Override?
The trailer confirms Sonic, Shadow, Tails, Doctor Eggman, Mega Man, Crash Bandicoot, Spyro, Joker from Persona 5, Sora from Kingdom Hearts, V from Cyberpunk 2077 and Jazz Jackrabbit, plus Tetris cosmetics. Epic has not said which of them are in the Battle Pass and which are item shop purchases.
Do I lose my Season 3 Battle Pass rewards?
Any reward you have unlocked but not claimed is gone once Season 4 starts, so claim everything before servers go down on 19 August. Cosmetics you have already claimed stay in your locker permanently.
Is Fortnite Override on Android and Switch?
Yes. Override launches the same day on Android through the Epic Games Store app and cloud streaming, and on both Nintendo Switch and Switch 2, alongside PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One and PC. iOS availability still varies by region.
