Fortnite V-Bucks prices are going up in the UK and other countries ‘based on economic factors like inflation and currency fluctuations’.
Publisher Epic Games made the announcement in an email to players and on its official website.
The Fortnite V-Bucks prices will rise in the UK, Canada and Mexico starting from July 17th 2023.
V-Bucks is of course the in-game currency used in Fortnite, which gamers can pay real money for, then exchange the V-Bucks for cosmetics.
The Fortnite Crew subscription price remains priced at £9.99.
Epic Games said in this announcement post: “We are making adjustments to V-Bucks prices and our content packs in the United Kingdom starting July 17th 2023, based on economic factors like inflation and currency fluctuations.
“Additionally, prices for the following packs will be adjusted when they are available again in a future Item Shop rotation: Dark Reflections, Magma Masters, Lava Legends, Summer Legends, and the Wish, Set, Match Quest Pack.”
Fortnite V-Bucks Prices in the UK
The new prices of V-Bucks in the UK as of July 2023 will be:
- 1,000 V-Bucks: £6.99 (was £6.49)
- 2,800 V-Bucks: £17.49 (was £15.99)
- 5,000 V-Bucks: £27.99 (was £25.99)
- 13,500 V-Bucks: £69.99 (was £63.99)
Epic also compared the pricing to the Intrepid Engines Packs (from July 19th) and Full Clip Packs (from July 27th) bundles priced at £3.49 and £13.99 respectively. The former has some cosmetics and the latter also includes the Save the World mode.
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