Page 1
Page 1
Started By
Message

Epic is increasing the price of Fortnite V-Bucks ‘to help pay the bills’

Posted on 3/10/26 at 1:34 pm
Posted by DoUrden
UnderDark
Member since Oct 2011
26107 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 1:34 pm
$8.99 pack – 800 V-Bucks (was 1,000)
$22.99 pack – 2,400 V-Bucks (was 2,800)
$36.99 pack – 4,500 V-Bucks (was 5,000)
$89.99 Pack – 12,500 V-Bucks (was 13,500)
Exact amount pack – $0.99 for 50 V-Bucks (was $0.49 for 50)

OG Pass – 800 V-Bucks (was 1,000)
Music Pass – 1,200 V-Bucks (was 1,400)
Lego Pass – 1,200 V-Bucks (was 1,400)

quote:

Last month Epic Games announced that PC players spent $1.16 billion on the Epic Games Store last year, while Statista estimates that Epic Games generated $6.21 billion in gross revenue last year overall.

However, general manager Steve Allison recently told Polygon that the Epic Games Store was only “marginally profitable”, due to a low profit margin on third-party games and the fees paid to developers and publishers for its weekly free game deal.


V Bucks are not a physical thing they can create a gazillion in no time. "Paying the bills" is a ridiculous argument.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
58807 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 2:37 pm to
quote:

"Paying the bills" is a ridiculous argument.


Translation: cocaine has gotten more expensive.
Posted by hg
Member since Jun 2009
128170 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 3:00 pm to
"Virtual currencies" in video games needs to die
Posted by bad93ex
Walnut Cove
Member since Sep 2018
35627 posts
Posted on 3/10/26 at 4:01 pm to
quote:

"Virtual currencies" in video games needs to die



They shoud but v-bucks and robux aren't going anywhere soon, my nephew dropped $1500 on v-bucks/robux last year thanks to an ATM called Grandma.
This post was edited on 3/10/26 at 4:03 pm
Posted by Dicky
Member since Jun 2017
632 posts
Posted on 3/11/26 at 6:56 am to
The free weekly games suck--just do away with that and boom budget problem solved.
Posted by DoUrden
UnderDark
Member since Oct 2011
26107 posts
Posted on 3/26/26 at 4:48 pm to
First they raise prices then,,,,

quote:

Epic Games recently conducted mass layoffs affecting 1,000 people at the Fortnite studio, and the cuts included the character artist who created Jonesy, one of the most recognizable characters in the game.

Explaining the cuts, Epic Games boss Tim Sweeney said Fortnite has experienced a downturn in engagement since 2025, which has resulted in a situation where the developer is "spending significantly more than we're making." Epic also announced a $500 million cost-savings plan that will see cuts to contract work and marketing. Epic will also close some open roles.


LINK
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 1Next pagelast page
refresh

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on X, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookXInstagram