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Signup + An account already exists for this email address, please log in. Subscribe to our newsletterYou know, even extremely profitable companies are struggling in the current economy. Just think of poor Epic Games, faced with the prospect of continuing to run one of the most financially successful games in the world. What choice does it have but to ask Fortnite players to pony up their fair share, shouldering the burden through increased V-Bucks prices and less valuable Battle Passes?
"The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we’re raising prices to help pay the bills," Epic says in its announcement. I'm not sure playing the economy card is going to resonate much with Fortnite players, given that the company was valued at $22.5 billion when Disney invested in it in 2024.
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- $22.99 Pack – previously 2,800 V-Bucks, now 2,400
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Regular Battle Passes are going down from 1,000 V-Bucks, and will instead cost 800 V-Bucks going forward, but they'll also offer less value. You'll be able to earn 800 V-Bucks from progression, still enough to purchase the next pass, but there will no longer be any V-Bucks-based bonus rewards (you could previously get a maximum of 1,500 V-Bucks back from a Battle Pass if you got all of the currency in the bonus rewards, too).
Meanwhile, other passes are also decreasing in price. When the next OG Pass lands, it'll cost 800 V-Bucks, down from 1,000. The Music Pass and Lego Pass are similarly going from 1,400 to 1,200 V-Bucks next go-round.
And yes, this all affects Fortnite Crew subscriptions, too. Instead of 1,000 V-Bucks, the subscription will now net you just 800 per month. You certainly shouldn't expect Item Shop prices to get any cheaper here, either – after all, Epic Games has clearly fallen on hard times, just like the rest of us. So relatable.
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Dustin BaileySocial Links NavigationStaff WriterDustin Bailey joined the GamesRadar team as a Staff Writer in May 2022, and is currently based in Missouri. He's been covering games (with occasional dalliances in the worlds of anime and pro wrestling) since 2015, first as a freelancer, then as a news writer at PCGamesN for nearly five years. His love for games was sparked somewhere between Metal Gear Solid 2 and Knights of the Old Republic, and these days you can usually find him splitting his entertainment time between retro gaming, the latest big action-adventure title, or a long haul in American Truck Simulator.
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