Fortnite announced plans to increase V-Buck prices by up to 25% starting March 19 and cutting how many players can earn through the battle pass at the same time, Epic confirmed on March 10.
It is not the first time, as Epic already pushed V-Buck bundle prices up by 12-15% in late 2023, and the broader games industry has spent the better part of two years moving in the same direction, with full-priced titles creeping toward $80 and hardware price increases from the platform holders. This latest round, though, hits the wallet from two directions at once.
Epic confirmed V-Buck packs are shrinking and battle pass earnings are dropping on March 19
Epic announced the changes on March 10 and stated plainly: “The cost of running Fortnite has gone up a lot and we’re raising prices to help pay the bills.” Every major V-Buck pack will deliver fewer V-Bucks for the same price.
The $8.99 pack drops from 1,000 to 800 V-Bucks, the $22.99 pack falls from 2,800 to 2,400, the $36.99 pack goes from 5,000 to 4,500, and the $89.99 pack shrinks from 13,500 to 12,500.
The Battle Pass changes land just as hard, as it now costs 800 V-Bucks instead of 1,000, and players can earn back exactly 800 V-Bucks by completing it. The previous 500 V-Bucks sitting in the Bonus Rewards section disappeared entirely, so where players once recovered 1,500 V-Bucks across a full pass cycle, they now recover 800.
The OG Pass drops from 1,000 to 800 V-Bucks, while the Music and LEGO passes each fall from 1,400 to 1,200. Fortnite Crew subscribers also lose 200 V-Bucks from their monthly grant, down from 1,000 to 800.
To put that in concrete terms: the Hoppers bundle listed on March 10’s item shop at 2,000 V-Bucks would cost the equivalent of $22.49.
The upcoming Chapter 7 Season 2 Battle Pass, priced at 800 V-Bucks, would consume an entire $8.99 pack on its own.
Epic did introduce a 20% Epic Rewards credit on purchases made through its own storefront and payment system across PC, iOS, Android, and web, redeemable in Fortnite, other Epic titles, or the Epic Games Store and existing V-Buck gift cards will redeem at their printed values.
