Fortnite developer Epic Games has dropped a huge hint about Battle Royale season 5.
Eagle-eyed Nintendo Switch players have spotted a brand new countdown clock on television sets within the game.
Currently only appearing on Nintendo Switch (via FortniteInsider), it’s believed the clocks are linked to the mysterious Visitor character.
The latest hidden loading screen featured an image of the Visitor preparing to launch a rocket.
A rocket hologram can also be spotted in the super villain lair within the Battle Royale map.
It’s possible Epic Games will release a brand new post-apocalyptic map for the next season/
The countdown timer comes to an end on Tuesday, so expect to find out more after the release of the next update.
Something similar happened during the transition between Season 3 and Season 4.
In terms of a release date, Season 5 is tipped to start in the next few weeks.
Fortnite season 3 began a day after Fortnite season 2 ended, and Fortnite season 4 had a release date the day after the Fortnite season 3 end date.
So, if all goes to plan and Fortnite season 4 has an end date of Monday, July 9 2018, then Fortnite season 5 is likely to have a Tuesday, July 10 2018 release date.
There’s also a chance the season could be extended by a few days, especially with the Switch version having only just launched.
The news comes just days after the release of the latest Battle Royale update.
According to the patch notes, shopping carts were re-introduced as part of the update.
Nintendo Switch matchmaking issues were also addressed in the new patch.
With the countdown clock coming to an end soon, next week’s update could be even bigger, so stay tuned for patch notes.
