Epic Games has announced that the price of V-Bucks is increasing because “the cost of running Fortnite has gone up.” While that seems like a cue for criticism and anger from players that love to splurge on its constant stream of cosmetics and crossovers, Epic has, to its credit, softened the blow by reducing the V-Buck cost of battle passes, meaning they will technically cost the same dollar amount. It’s also retaining the incentive that a completed battle pass will give you enough V-Bucks to buy the next one.
Epic says “the cost of running Fortnite has gone up,” so it’s increasing V-Buck prices
11 March 20260

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