Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite’s V-Bucks currency

The real price of impulse buying Fortnite skins are increasing, Epic announced. Not because the skins themselves are becoming more expensive on paper, but because V-Bucks, FortniteThe digital currency of is. The same prices you paid for V-Bucks bundles in February will now earn you less money starting March 19, along with several more Fortnite-related price changes.

Epic will still offer V-Bucks bundles starting at $8.99 and going up to $89.99, but with a new “conversion rate.” The prices of the new packages are distributed as follows:

• $8.99 will get you 800 V-Bucks, down from 1,000 V-Bucks

• $22.99 will get you 2,400 V-Bucks, down from 2,800 V-Bucks

• $36.99 will get you 4,500 V-Bucks, down from 5,000 V-Bucks

• $89.99 will get you 12,500 V-Bucks, down from 13,500 V-Bucks

In addition to these changes, the cost of Epic’s “Exact Amount Pack,” which allows you to purchase the exact amount of V-Bucks needed to make a specific purchase, is increasing from approximately $0.50 for 50 V-Bucks to $0.99 for 50 V-Bucks.

These new prices for V-Bucks are specific to the United States and will vary in other regions. They are also not entirely representative of the value Epic offers with each purchase. As part of the company’s Epic Rewards program, you get 20% back on purchases made in Fortnite, fall guys And Rocket League when you use the Epic Games Store or Epic’s payment system on Android, iOS, PC or the web. This means you can receive between $1.79 (for 800 V-Bucks) and $17.99 (for 12,500 V-Bucks) to spend on Fortnite or the Epic Games Store when using the company’s payment system.

Changes in the value of V-Bucks also have an impact Fortnitethe different passes. The standard Battle Pass will now cost 800 V-Bucks and award 800 V-Bucks, down from its previous price of 1,000 V-Bucks. Meanwhile, the price of the OG Pass (for Fortnite(the returning game mode) increases from 1,000 V-Bucks to 800 V-Bucks, and Music and Lego passes increase from 1,400 V-Bucks to 1,200 V-Bucks. For all Fortnite Crew subscribers, FortniteWith ‘s monthly subscription service, your monthly digital currency allocation also increases from 1,000 V-Bucks to 800 V-Bucks.

Epic says it’s making all of these changes because “the cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot” and the price increase helps pay the bills, but the company is also in a much better position to make money on every transaction made in the game. By achieving largely favorable results in its lawsuits against Apple and Google, Epic now has a way to direct users to its payment system on iOS and Android (the better to avoid App Store fees), and has secured major concessions that appear poised to reshape how App Store economies work.