Why Can’t I Ready Up in Fortnite? Complete Troubleshooting Guide
Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 1 launched on December 1, 2024. However, players jumping into the new chapter have encountered an unexpected change – the inability to use the Ready Up feature after matches.
While you can certainly still enjoy the new map, weapons, abilities, and more, this temporary limitation has left many players wondering what’s going on. Epic Games has addressed this issue directly, and we’ve got all the details about the situation.
Note: The current ready-up issue in Chapter 6 is different from previous ready-up glitches you may have encountered. This is a deliberately disabled feature rather than a server or connection problem.
Editor’s Note: We updated this article on December 2 with the latest information about the Ready Up feature in Fortnite.
Why Can’t I Ready Up in Fortnite Chapter 6 Season 1?
Epic Games has temporarily disabled the Ready Up feature in Fortnite Chapter 6, which launched on December 1, 2024. According to the Fortnite Status account on X (formerly Twitter), they have removed the feature while investigating an issue where the Ready Up button wasn’t appearing correctly for players after matches.
The Ready Up feature typically allows players to queue for another match immediately after finishing one, but it’s currently unavailable across all platforms. According to Fortnite’s official Trello board, the development team has labeled this issue as “In Development,” indicating they are actively working on a solution.
While the feature is disabled, players will need to:
- Complete their current match
- Select ‘Return to Lobby’
- Manually queue for their next game from the main lobby
- Also Read: How to Fix Fortnite Matchmaking Error #1
When Will Ready Up Return?
Epic Games has confirmed through their Trello board that the Ready Up feature will return in a future update. However, no specific timeline has been provided for when players can expect the feature to be re-enabled.
We’ll continue to update this article as Epic Games provides more information about the Ready Up feature’s return to Fortnite Chapter 6.
