Fortnite Update on December 18 Brings Patch 4.96 Winterfe...

What’s Happening

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You can always read the original article here: Fortnite Update on December 18 Brings Patch 4. 96 Winterfest Content Epic Games has rolled out a new Fortnite update on December 18, bringing the Winterfest 2025 content to gamers. (and honestly, same)

Console gamers will see this download appear as Fortnite update 4.

The Details

96, and this is a bigger download than usual. Expect map changes, new rewards to earn, and a lot more.

Regarding the larger-than-expected download, Epic notes, [] We l Home Title Updates and Patches Fortnite Update on December 18 Brings Patch 4. 96 Winterfest Content by Alex Co 7:13 am in Title Updates and Patches Epic Games has rolled out a new Fortnite update on December 18, bringing the Winterfest 2025 content to gamers.

Why This Matters

96 , and this is a bigger download than usual. 11 update and install size is much larger than intended for some players on PC who didnt have some installation options selected, and that those options are missing. The dev team is investigating this and will offer an update once they can.

Gaming fans have strong opinions about moves like this, and for good reason.

Key Takeaways

Not only that, but we also included the datamined content from the patch, which shows us some of the incoming items planned by Epic.
Fortnites Update on December 18 Brings Winterfest 2025 via Version 4.
96 Winterfest 2025 kicks off today, December 18 at 9 am ET/6 am PT/10 pm HKT and will last until January 5 (ending at the same time as it starts).