Fortnite V-Bucks Price Hike Sparks Player Boycott Calls
TL;DR
Fortnite players are furious after Epic Games announced V-Bucks will cost more (shrinkflation: $9 for 1,000 V-Bucks dropping to 800), with Fortnite Crew also hit; Epic says rising operating costs drive the change and notes Battle Pass pricing will drop to 800 V-Bucks while cosmetics remain unchanged. A Reddit petition and a planned March 19 boycott reflect the community’s backlash, though it’s too early to tell how much impact the protest will have.
- Let Them Eat Skins: Fortnite Players Are Calling For A Boycott Over V-Buck Price Hikes Kotaku
- Epic Games increases Fortnite V-Bucks "to help pay the bills" GamesIndustry.biz
- Fortnite-maker raising in-game currency prices 'to help pay the bills' BBC
- Epic says its Fortnite V-bucks price hike is a ‘direct correlation’ to operating costs The Verge
- Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite's V-Bucks currency Engadget
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