Epic Games has confirmed the price of Fortnite‘s V-Bucks in-game currency will be increased, as the ‘cost of running [the game] has gone up a lot’ and it needs ‘help to pay the bills’. While the exact reason for this increase in cost has not been outlined, we suspect many factors are playing in, like the cost of licensing popular media, as well as maintaining energy-hungry servers.
Whatever the case, from 19 March V-Bucks will become more expensive, with current packs offering fewer V-Bucks overall.
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How much Fortnite’s V-Bucks will soon cost in Australia
While the actual price of existing V-Buck packs will not change significantly, players will get fewer V-Bucks per pack. Here’s the breakdown for Australian players:
- $11.95 V-Buck Pack – previously offered 1000 V-Bucks and will now contain 800 V-Bucks. Purchasers will get around $2.50 back as Epic Rewards (separate in-game currency which can be used for purchases on the Epic Games Store).
- $30.35 V-Buck Pack – previously offered 2800 V-Bucks and will now contain 2400 V-Bucks. Purchases will get around AU $6.50 back as Epic Rewards.
- $47.95 V-Buck Pack – previously offered 5000 V-Bucks and will now contain 4500 V-Bucks. Purchasers will get around $10.50 back as Epic Rewards.
- $119.95 V-Buck Pack – previously offered 13,500 V-Bucks and will now contain 12,500 V-Bucks. Purchasers will get around $25 back as Epic Rewards.
There are additional changes to how much the game’s Battle Pass and other extra passes will cost, to account for this price increase.
How much Fortnite’s Battle Passes will now cost in Australia
With this change, Fortnite‘s Battle Pass is now going to cost 800 V-Bucks, a decrease from 1,000 V-Bucks. That better aligns it with the lowest-price V-Bucks Pack, and allows players to continue unlocking rewards at a similar pace and for a similar price.
Notably, you will soon be awarded 800 V-Bucks if you complete a Battle Pass, which can be spent on the next Battle Pass. There will no longer be the 500 V-Buck bonus reward, which could previously be spent on additional content.
V-Buck costs for extra passes – the OG Pass, the Music Pass and the Lego Pass – will also decrease to account for the pricing changes. The OG Pass will cost 800 V-Bucks, and the Lego and Music Passes will cost 1200 V-Bucks.
An additional change is that the V-Bucks grant in Fortnite Crew will change from 1000 V-Bucks to 800 V-Bucks.
Realistically, with these overarching changes and price decreases for Fortnite‘s Battle Pass systems, there’s not a whole lot that will change beyond a loss of bonus points. The economics of the V-Bucks system will change, but it does appear players will be spending around the same amount of money on passes, generally.
When it comes to other in-game transactions, like purchases of in-game skins and accessories, the price rise will likely be felt more heavily. For those who do spend money on the game, it’s best to keep an eye on these incoming changes.
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